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Book Review by Les Murry

About the Article

Article
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Journal
Los Angeles Times
Issued Date
December 31, 2000
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
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Book
Memoirs of a Korean queen
Writer
Hyegyeong-Gung Hong
Translator
Choe-Wall Yang-hi

About the Author

  • Hyegyeong-Gung Hong
  • Birth : 1735 ~ 1815
  • Occupation : Essayist
  • First Name : Hyegyeonggunghongssi
  • Family Name : Hyegyeonggung
  • Korean Name : 혜경궁 홍씨
  • ISNI : 0000000117947733
  • Works : 13
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The title of Lady Hong's "Memoirs of a Korean Queen" may be slightly misleading; the lady was wife to the crown prince of Korea in the mid-18th century and mother to the next king, but her unfortunate husband never reigned as king. 

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