Yi Kŭmch'ŏl

'''Yi Kŭmch'ŏl''' () is a North Korean writer known for writing spy fiction, science fiction, and technothriller novels. A prominent figure in Korean science fiction, Yi is one of the most prolific science fiction writers in North Korea. By the 2010s, he had written about 20 science fiction stories, accounting for about one-fifth of all North Korean science fiction literature. According to ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', Yi's "distinctive fusion of Cold War technothriller, espionage narrative, and futuristic spectacle has defined the genre's contemporary form" in North Korea. He also writes children's literature in the North Korean ''Children's Literature'' () magazine. Provided by Wikipedia