Jo Jeong-rae
South Korean writer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jo Jeong-rae is a novelist from South Korea, best known as the author of the best-selling novels Taebaek Mountain Range, Arirang, and Han River' Life Jo Jeong-rae was born in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, in 1943 in the Sonamsa Temple. When the Korean War broke out, Jo Jeong-rae and his family evacuated to the South, where he was unpopular with the local children and frequently fought with them, fights he generally lost. He was interested in literature from early in life, and won competitions in elementary school. He majored in Korean literature at Dongguk University, and worked as a high school teacher for several years after graduation. His literary debut was in 1970 when he published the short story "A False Charge" , after which he decided to devote his entire life to literature.
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