Lee O-young

Lee O-young (15 January 1934 – 26 February 2022) was a South Korean politician, critic and novelist. Lee was born in Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Chōsen, Japan. Lee taught at Ewha Womans University, where he was a professor emeritus, and Dankook University. Lee was the chief editor of "Munhak sasang" ("Literary Thought"). From 1989 until 1990, he was the Minister of Culture.
Lee died on 26 February 2022 at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea from multiple myeloma, aged 88.