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Most Famous South Korean Writers
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South Korea 274
39,141 KY 
Kim Young-ha South Korean Writer b. 1968
Kim Young-ha South Korean Writer b. 1968 54,510 PW 
Park Wansuh South Korean Writer 1931–2011
Park Wansuh South Korean Writer 1931–2011 59,526 KS 
Kim Sowol South Korean Poet 1902–1934
Kim Sowol South Korean Poet 1902–1934 61,781 PK 
Pak Kyongni South Korean Poet 1926–2008
Pak Kyongni South Korean Poet 1926–2008 69,969 YK 
Yi Kwang-su South Korean Poet 1892–1950
Yi Kwang-su South Korean Poet 1892–1950 70,163 YS 
Yi Sang South Korean Writer 1910–1937
Yi Sang South Korean Writer 1910–1937 82,089 HS Hwang Sun-won South Korean Poet 1915–2000
92,903 YC 
Yi Chong-jun South Korean Writer 1939–2008
Yi Chong-jun South Korean Writer 1939–2008 112,064 KI 
Kim Iryeop South Korean Poet 1896–1971
Kim Iryeop South Korean Poet 1896–1971 115,636 MY Moh Youn-sook South Korean Poet 1910–1990
138,322 JJ 
Jeong Ji-yong South Korean Poet 1902–1950
Jeong Ji-yong South Korean Poet 1902–1950 147,489 KJ 
Kim Joo-young South Korean Novelist b. 1939
Kim Joo-young South Korean Novelist b. 1939 148,601 LH 
Lee Hyo-seok South Korean Poet 1907–1942
Lee Hyo-seok South Korean Poet 1907–1942 154,953 EH Eun Heekyung South Korean Writer b. 1959
168,895 CC Cho Chi-hun South Korean Poet 1920–1968
197,888 AD 
Ahn Do-hyun South Korean Poet b. 1961
Ahn Do-hyun South Korean Poet b. 1961 200,982 KH 
Kim Hyesoon South Korean Writer b. 1955
Kim Hyesoon South Korean Writer b. 1955 206,699 HS 
Han Su-san South Korean Writer b. 1946
Han Su-san South Korean Writer b. 1946 262,262 KY Kye Yong-mook South Korean Novelist 1904–1961
409,197 JH Jung Hansuk South Korean Novelist 1922–1997
439,995 LY Lee Yun-gi South Korean Writer 1947–2010
447,223 KC Ko Chang-soo South Korean Poet b. 1934
510,207 YH Yi Ho-woo South Korean Poet 1912–1970
542,927 PY 
Pak Yong-chol South Korean Poet 1904–1938
Pak Yong-chol South Korean Poet 1904–1938 746,361 PH Park Hee-jin South Korean Poet 1931–2015
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