Back ياى كوانج سو ARZ Yi Gwang-su Esperanto Yi Kwang-su Spanish Yi Kwang-su French 李光洙 GAN I Gvangszu (író) Hungarian Yi Gwang-su ID Yi Kwang-su Italian 李光洙 Japanese 이광수 Korean
Yi Gwangsu | |
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| Native name | 이광수; 리광수 |
| Born | February 1, 1892 Chŏngju County, Pyongan Province, Joseon |
| Died | October 25, 1950 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Korean, Japanese |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Children | 5 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이광수 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Gwangsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Kwangsu |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 춘원 |
| Hanja | 春園 |
| Revised Romanization | Chunwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'unwŏn |
| Childhood name | |
| Hangul | 이보경 |
| Hanja | 李寶鏡 |
| Revised Romanization | I Bogyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Pokyŏng |
Yi Gwangsu (Korean: 이광수; February 1, 1892 – October 25, 1950) was a Korean writer, Korean independence activist, and later collaborator with Imperial Japan. Yi is best known for his novel Mujeong (The Heartless), which is often described as the first modern Korean novel.[1][2]
His art names were Chunwon and Goju. He adopted a Japanese name, Kayama Mitsurō (香山光郞).[3]