Park Taewon (Korean: 박태원; December 7, 1909 – July 10, 1986), also known by his art names Mongbo and Gubo, was a Korean writer who moved from South Korea to North Korea.
[2] As a student at Gyeongseong Jeil High School, Park debuted as a poet when his poem “Elder Sister” (Nunim) won honorable mention in a contest sponsored by the journal Joseon Literary World (Joseon mundan).
Upon the liberation of Korea from the Empire of Japan in 1945, he became a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Korean Writers’ Alliance (Joseon munhakga dongmaeng).
[3] In 1950, Park crossed the 38th Parallel into North Korea, and became a professor at Pyeongyang Literature University.
[5] His grandson, through a daughter he left in South Korea, is the notable movie director Bong Joon-ho.