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Hong Myong-hui
1948.04.05 홍명희.jpg
Vice Premier of the Cabinet
In office
9 September 1948 – 23 October 1962
Serving with Pak Hon-yong, Kim Chaek, Ho Ka-i, Choe Chang-ik, Choe Yong-gon, Pak Ui-wan, Pak Chang-ok, Kim Il, Chong Chun-taek, Nam Il, Yi Chu-yon, Ri Jong-ok and Kim Kwang-hyop.
Premier Kim Il-sung
Personal details
Born (1888-07-03)3 July 1888
Dongbu-ri, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korean Empire
Died 5 March 1968(1968-03-05) (aged 79)
Citizenship North Korean
Nationality Korean
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised Romanization Hong Myeong-hui
McCune–Reischauer Hong Myŏng-hŭi
Art name
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised Romanization Byeok-cho
McCune–Reischauer Pyŏk-ch'o

Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (Hangul: 홍명희; Hanja: 洪命熹; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist.

He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of the Donga Ilbo. After the Korean War, he occupied various important positions in North Korea.

He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author.

Works

  • Im Kkokjong (임꺽정) - based on the life of the Korean rebel Im Kkokjong (d.1562).
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