[3] His important works include a collection of stories titled The Faraway Light (1986) and the novel The Country of Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu.
In English, his most famous work is The Other Side of Dark Remembrance, which was originally published in 1979 as a shorter story titled Division.
Another novel The Leaves Make Lights of Longing (Namunipdeureun grieun bulbiteul mandeunda), appeared in the 1997 Spring issue of World Literature, after Yi's death.
Other works include the children's books, Scary Dance (Museo-un chum, 1986) and The Color of Winter Dream (Gyeoul kkumui saeksang, 1986) as well as a research work titled, Patriotic Enlightenment Movement During the Period of Daehanjeguk (Hanmal aeguk gyemong undong, 1991).
Finally, like many writers of the era, Yi Gyun-yeong's stories have a profound awareness of the painful history of Korea.