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The Boy Who Escaped Paradise

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Title Sub
A Novel
Author
J. M. Lee
Co-Author
-
Translator
Chi-Young Kim
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Published Year
2016
Country
UNITED STATES (New York)
Classification

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

Original Title
천국의 소년
Romanization of Original
Cheongugui sonyeon
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9781681772936
Page
-
Series
OverDrive Read

About the Author

  • Lee Jung-myung
  • Birth : 1965 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Jung-myung
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이정명
  • ISNI : 000000006547569X
  • Works : 27
About the Original Work
  • 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 astonishing story of the mysteries, truths, and deceptions that follow the odyssey of Ahn Gil­mo, a young math savant, as he escapes from the most isolated country in the world and searches for the only family he has left
An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers and symbols are 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 quite 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, he 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 reader to question the line between good and evil, truth and falsehood, captivity and freedom.

Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/AB02B85A-0A8E-4152-ABC1-45B0DBA8582B

Translated Books3

  • Turkish(Türkçe) Book
    Cennetten Kaçan Çocuk
    Jung Myung Lee / 이정명 / 2022 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • Chinese(汉语) Book
    天國少年
    李正明 / 이정명 / 2021 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • 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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