Joseon · Historical figure
Bak Jiwon
1737–1805
A writer whose travel account and satire reflected on society.
Key events
A writer whose travel account and satire reflected on society. Yeolha Ilgi observes Qing society while his fiction challenges Joseon conventions.
Legacy
Yeolha Ilgi observes Qing society while his fiction challenges Joseon conventions. Encountering another world became a way to reassess his own.