Biography
이명원은 1993년부터 문학평론가로 활동해 왔다. 2000년부터는 한국의 주요 신문에 칼럼을 기고해왔다. 그는 한국의 근대문학을 연구하면서 동아시아적 관점의 구축 문제에 대한 생각을 오키나와를 중심으로 진행해왔다. 상상비평상, 한국출판문화상, 성균문학상 등을 수상한 바 있다. 저서에 <두 섬>(2017), <시장권력과 인문정신>(2008) 등이 있다.
Lee Myung Won has been literary critic since 1993. Since 2000, he has contributed columns to major newspapers in Korea. While studying Korea's modern literature, he has been focusing on Okinawa for his thoughts on the issue of building an East Asian perspective. He has been awarded the Sangsang Critics Award, the Korean Publishing Culture Award, and the Sungkyunkwan Literature Award. The books include Two Island (2017), Market Power and Humanity (2008).
Lee Myung Won has been literary critic since 1993. Since 2000, he has contributed columns to major newspapers in Korea. While studying Korea's modern literature, he has been focusing on Okinawa for his thoughts on the issue of building an East Asian perspective. He has been awarded the Sangsang Critics Award, the Korean Publishing Culture Award, and the Sungkyunkwan Literature Award. The books include Two Island (2017), Market Power and Humanity (2008).
