Oh Takbeon (Korean: 오탁번; 3 July 1943 – 15 February 2023) was a South Korean writer, poet, and critic.
[1] Oh Takbeon was born 3 July 1943, in Jecheon, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan.
[2] He attended Korea University, where he studied Korean literature and worked as a professor in the Department of Korean Education, also at Korea University.
[4] The Literature Translation Institute of Korea summarizes Oh's contributions to Korean literature: Oh was known both for fiction and poetry, having won Korean awards in both arenas.
He authored several works of criticism concerned with Modern Korean poetry and literary history.