Cheon Myeong-kwan (Korean: 천명관; Hanja: 千明官, the romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea[1]) (born 1964) is a South Korean novelist, screenwriter and film director.

[2] The translation of his novel Whale was shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize.

[5] Although he wrote numerous screenplays and prepared to appear in a few films, production on these movies was suspended.

Modern Family (고령화 가족), featuring a motley crew of family members, is narrated by a middle-aged son who has been unemployed for the past 10 years since his debut film flopped.

With these two works, he jumpstarted his writing career, receiving widespread attention from critics and readers alike as a unique and invigorating presence on the Korean literary scene.