and his efforts to create the modern Korean language while being condemned for his wartime statements supporting Japan. Representative Works In addition to a large body of historical works, Choe’s writings range from poetry, song lyrics, travelogues, to literary, social, and cultural criticism. His representative books include: The History of Chosŏn (1931) The Encyclopedia of Korean History (1952) The Annotated Samgukyusa (1940) Simchun Sulle (The Pilgrimage in Search of Spring, 1925) Paektusan Kunchamgi (The Travels to Paektu Mountain, 1926) Kumkang Yechan (A Paean to Kumgang, 1928) Paekpal Ponnoe (One-Hundred-and-Eight Agonies, 1926) Kosatong (A Collection of Ancient Stories, 1943) Simundokpon (A Reader of Modern Writing, 1916) See also Korean independence movement References 1890 births 1957 deaths Historians of Korea Korean historians Korean independence activists Korean nationalists Korean people of Manchukuo Korean poets Korean publishers (people) People from Seoul