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The Boy Who Escaped Paradise

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Author
J.M. LEE
Co-Author
-
Translator
Chi-Young Kim
Narrator
Raymond J. Lee
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Published Year
2020
Country
UNITED STATES (Ohio)
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Original Title
천국의 소년
Romanization of Original
Cheongugui sonyeon
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9781666565485
Page
-
File Size
202102 KB
Duration
07:01:02

About the Author

Lee Jung-myung
  • Lee Jung-myung
  • Birth : 1965 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Jung-myung
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이정명
  • ISNI : 000000006547569X
  • Works : 28
About the Original Work
천국의 소년 1
  • 천국의 소년
  • Author : Lee Jung-myung
  • Published Year : 2013
  • English Title : The Boy Who Escaped Paradise
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers and symbols written in blood near the corpse. Gilmo, a North Korean national who interprets the world through numbers, formulas, and mathematical theories, is arrested on the spot. Angela, a CIA operative, is assigned to gain his trust and access his unique thought-process. The enigmatic Gilmo used to have a quiet life back in Pyongyang. But when his father, a preeminent doctor, is discovered to be a secret Christian, he is subsequently incarcerated along with Gilmo, in a political prison overseen by a harsh, cruel warden. There, Gilmo meets the spirited Yeong-ae, who becomes his only friend. When Yeong-ae manages to escape, Gilmo flees to track her down. He uses his peculiar gifts to navigate betrayal and the criminal underworld of east Asia—a world wholly alien to everything he's ever known. In The Boy Who Escaped Paradise, celebrated author J. M. Lee delves into a hidden world filled with vivid characters trapped by ideology, greed, and despair. Gilmo's saga forces the listener to question the line between good and evil, truth and falsehood, captivity and freedom.

Translated Books3

  • Cennetten Kaçan Çocuk
    Turkish(Türkçe) Book
    Cennetten Kaçan Çocuk
    Jung Myung Lee / 이정명 / 2022 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • 天國少年
    Chinese(繁體) Book
    天國少年
    李正明 / 이정명 / 2021 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • The boy who escaped paradise
    English(English) Book
    The boy who escaped paradise
    J.M. LEE / 이정명 / 2016 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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