Cheon Myeong-kwan

Cheon Myeong-kwan
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964
Yongin, South Korea
OccupationNovelist, Screenwriter
NationalitySouth Korean
Korean name
Hangul
천명관
Hanja
千明官
RRCheon Myeonggwan
MRCh'ŏn Myŏnggwan
In this Korean name, the family name is Cheon.

Cheon Myeong-kwan (Korean: 천명관; Hanja: 千明官, the romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea) (born 1964) is a South Korean novelist, screenwriter and film director. His novel Modern Family was adapted into the film Boomerang Family in 2013. The translation of his novel Whale was shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize.

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