Conscience in Action: The Autobiography of Kim Dae-jung - Couverture souple

Dae-jung, Kim

 
9789811076220: Conscience in Action: The Autobiography of Kim Dae-jung
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9811076227 ISBN 13 : 9789811076220
Editeur : Springer Verlag, Singapore, 2018

Synopsis

Provides an autobiographical narrative of the late South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung's life
Offers a poignant first-hand account of Korea's turbulent modern history
Serves as an intimate record of the Korean people's struggle for democracy and peace

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À propos de l'auteur

Often called Nelson Mandela of Asia, Kim Dae-jung (1924 - 2009) was the eighth President of South Korea (1998-2003) and was awarded the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his role in the advancement of peace and human rights in the Korean Peninsula and around the world.

Seung-hee Jeon is one of the leading contemporary translators of Korean literature as well as a literary scholar and critic. Her translations include the 2016 Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Han Kang's Convalescence (2013) and Bang Hyeon-seok's novel, Time to Eat Lobster (2016), which was selected for "75 Notable Translations of the Year" by World Literature Today. She has been honored with a Fulbright Grant, a Korea Foundation Fellowship, and two Daesan Foundation Translation grants (2011 and 2016). She is a lecturer at Boston College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.



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Éditeur
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9811076227
ISBN 13 
9789811076220
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
959
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