Yi Kwang-su was born in 1892 during the twilight years of the Korean monarchy, which ended in 1910 with the anexation of Korea by Japan. Recognized as one of modern Korea's best novelists, especially for his 1917 novel The Heartless, he died in disfavor in 1950, accused of collaboration with the Japanese.
Horace Jeffery Hodges, born in the US, lives in Seoul. He has a PhD in history from UC Berkeley, and works as a professor and an editor.
Sun-Ae Hwang lives in Seoul, Korea, and has a doctorate in literature.