Lee Chang-dong

Before becoming one of South Korea's most acclaimed filmmakers — the director of Burning, Poetry, and Secret Sunshine — Lee Chang-dong was a novelist and short story writer. Snowy Day and Other Stories reveals the literary foundations of his cinematic vision: precise, compassionate, attuned to the quiet desperation of ordinary lives. The stories share with his films a deep interest in class, violence, and the moments when the surface of everyday reality cracks to reveal something raw and unsettling beneath. Lee's dual career makes him a rare figure who has achieved mastery in both literature and cinema.