Lee Hye-gyeong, a South Korean writer, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 65.
Born in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on June 16, 1960, she published three collections of works and received multiple awards. In her first year of university, she was exposed to national political controversies, including images from the 1980 Kwangju massacre.
She later dropped out of college in 1985 to disguise herself as a worker and go to a factory, began reading voraciously, debated social issues and built a personal national consciousness. She also taught high school for two years before making her literary debut.
Lee Hye-gyeong (Korean: 이혜경; 16 June 1960 – 20 February 2026) was a South Korean writer who published three collections of works and received multiple awards.