Cheon Myeongkwan (M) was born in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, in 1964. He started writing full-time after his novel Frank and I received the Munhakdongne Rookie Award in 2003. His full-length novel, Whale, won the Munhakdongne Novel Award in 2004. His other books include Marisa, the Cheerful Maid; and A Laborer Running with a Turkey and the full-length novels The Graying Family; and My Uncle, Bruce Lee 1 and 2.