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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

로기완을 만났다

About the Original Works

로기완을 만났다
Original Title
로기완을 만났다
Title Romanization
Rogiwaneul mannatda
Title Sub
조해진 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
I Met Loh Kiwan
Classification

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

Author
Cho Hae-jin
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2011
Publisher
창비
ISBN
9788936433857
Main Characters
Narrator, Loh Kiwan
Subject/Theme
North Korea, North Korean defectors, compassion, solidarity

About the Author

Cho Haejin
  • Cho Hae-jin
  • Birth : 1976 ~ -
  • Occupation : Writer, Novelist
  • First Name : Haejin
  • Family Name : Cho
  • Korean Name : 조해진
  • ISNI : 0000000075989416
  • Works : 7
Plot

A story about covering the story of Loh Kiwan, a man from North Korea who smuggled into Belgium. The protagonist is a TV writer who travels to Belgium to find Loh Kiwan and follows his traces. Through the journal, which Loh Kiwan recorded for three years, the book vividly conveys the life of North Koreans and the painful reality of North Korean defectors.

Descriptions(Languages 1)
  • Korean(한국어)

2011년에 출간된 조해진의 장편소설이다. 이 작품은 탈북민의 행적을 통해 삶의 근원적인 슬픔을 말한다. 또한 유대와 연민을 통한 희망이 존재하고 있음을 역설한다.

Translated Books3

E-Books & Audiobooks1

  • I Met Loh Kiwan
    English(English) E-Books
    I Met Loh Kiwan
    Cho Hae-jin et al / Cho Haejin / 2019 / -
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