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Ko Un is a South Korean poet, writer, translator and university teacher, born in Gunsan on 1 August 1933. He was educated at Dankook University and Seoul National University, where he was also employed, and he writes in Korean and practises Buddhism. His working period as a writer ran from 1958 to 2018, and his output includes work in the essay genre alongside 16 listed books.
Ko Un received the Manhae Prize and the Golden Wreath. He has also been convicted of sexual harassment and of sedition.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Unas horas con los poetas muertos
- Unas horas con los poetas muertos
- Ananda. 108 poemas zen
- Ananda. 108 poemas zen
- Flores de un momento
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Key facts
- Born
- Ko Un-tae , ( 1933-08-01 ) August 1, 1933 (age 92) , Gunsan , Zenrahoku Province , Korea, Empire of Japan
- Language
- Korean
- Citizenship
- South Korean
- Genre
- Poetry
- Spouse
- Lee Sang-wha ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 )
- Hangul
- 고은태
- Hanja
- 高銀泰
- Rr
- Go Euntae
- Mr
- Ko Ŭnt'ae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Gunsan
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Educated at
- Seoul National University
- Employer
- Seoul National University
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Religion
- Buddhists
- Award
- Golden Wreath
- Genre
- essay
- Official website
- www.koun.co.kr
- Image
- Ko Un Cracow Poland October23 2009 Fot Mariusz Kubik 06.jpg
- Convicted of
- sedition
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- Commons category
- Ko Un
- date of birth
- 1933-08-01
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- Ko Un
- Revised Romanization
- Go Eun
- writing language
- Korean
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- name in native language
- 高銀
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Ko Ŭn
- birth name
- 髙銀泰
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ko Un (Korean: 고은; born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Biography
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