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South Korean poet (born 1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Go Eun" redirects here. For the given name, see Go-eun (name).
In this Korean name, the family name is Ko.
Ko Un (Korean: 고은; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy[1] and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[2]
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Ko Un | |
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Born | Ko Un-tae (1933-08-01) August 1, 1933 (age 90) Gunsan, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Language | Korean |
Citizenship | South Korean |
Genre | Poetry |
Spouse |
Lee Sang-wha (m. 1983) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 고은 |
Hanja | 高銀 |
Revised Romanization | Go Eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ko Ŭn |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 고은태 |
Hanja | 高銀泰 |
Revised Romanization | Go Eun-tae |
McCune–Reischauer | Ko Ŭnt'ae |
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