Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official. He was born in Dongbu-ri,

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county,

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, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of the ''

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''.Hong also was part of the korean nationalist group

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which was founded in 1927. Hong founded the

Democratic Independent Party Democratic Independent Party (; ) was a centrist political party in North and South Korea. The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, , Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, and Kim Won-yong. Of them, Hon ...

with his comrades

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, ,

Kim Ho Kim Ho (; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former football player and manager. Early life Kim was born in Tongyeong, a coastal city of South Korea, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School wh ...

, Pak Yong-hee, and

Kim Won-yong Kim Won-yong (1922–1993) was a South Korean archaeologist and art historian. Noted in the discipline of Korean archaeology and ancient art history (Yoon 2006), he was one of the first people recognized as an archaeologist in Korea to receive a ...

on 19 October 1947. Hong became the chairman of the party. After the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

, he occupied various important positions in

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. He is buried in the

Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery The Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery is a national cemetery in North Korea located in Sinmi-ri, Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang. Founded on September 17, 1986, it is officially reserved for people who contributed to the "liberation of the country" and "so ...

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. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author.

Works

* ''Im Kkokjong'' (임꺽정) -historical novel based on the life of the Korean rebel Im Kkokjong (d.1562).

References

* Hong Myong-hui: Korea's Finest Historical Novelist." Korea Journal 39:4 (Winter 1999): 36-60 * http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanDetail.aspx?mc=EJ1005&hid=EJ100500230287&rightType=3&direct=1 1888 births 1968 deaths North Korean atheists Korean socialists Korean independence activists North Korean novelists Korean novelists Literature of Korea under Japanese rule Kim Won-bong South Korean defectors People from Goesan County South Korean emigrants to North Korea Members of the 1st Supreme People's Assembly Members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly Members of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly Members of the 4th Supreme People's Assembly {{NorthKorea-poet-stub