Maverick novelist Ma Kwang-soo found dead in apparent suicide

A famed South Korean novelist was found dead in his residence in central Seoul on Tuesday in what appears to be a suicide, police said.

Ma Kwang-soo, former professor of Korean literature at Yonsei University, was discovered by his family in his apartment in Yongsan at around 1:50 p.m., the police said, without elaborating further.

They said they are investigating his death as a possible suicide.

Ma, 66, is known for his sexually explicit novels including "Happy Sara," for which he served an eight-month prison term for obscenity in late 1990s. (Yonhap)