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Writer

Sumi Hahn(Sumi Hahn)

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Title
Sumi Hahn
Family Name
Hahn
First Name
Sumi
Middle Name
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Preferred Name
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Pen Name
Sumi Hahn, 한수미, 스미 한
ISNI
-
Birth
Unknown
Death
Unknown
Occupation
Author
Period
Modern
Representative Works
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  • Descriptions
  • English(English)

Sumi Hahn was born in Korea and immigrated to the United States when she was a year old. A former English teacher, she got her Bachelor’s in English literature from Harvard University and her Master’s from UC Berkeley. She was a columnist for the Times Picayune in New Orleans and has written on food and music for various publications in Seattle. Sumi and her family now live in New Zealand but divide their time between Korea and New Zealand. The Mermaid from Jeju is her first novel.

Original Works1

  • The Mermaid from Jeju
    English(English) Printed/Published Work
    The Mermaid from Jeju

    The Mermaid from Jeju

    Sumi Hahn / Sumi Hahn / 2020

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