Yi, Mun-yŏl, 1948-
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Name (Hebrew)
אי, מון-יול, 1948-
Name (Latin)
Yi, Mun-yŏl, 1948-
Name (Cyrilic)
Ли, Мунёль, 1948-
Other forms of name
Lee, Mun-yol, 1948-
Yi, Mun-nyŏl, 1948-
Yi, Mul-lyŏl, 1948-
Mun-yol, Lee, 1948-
Yi, Munyŏl, 1948-
이문열, 1948-
李文烈, 1948-
לי, מון-יול, 1948-
יי, מון-יול, 1948-
יי, מוניול, 1948-
Date of birth
1948-05-18
Place of birth
Seoul (Korea)
Associated country
Korea (South)
Occupation
College teachers
Novelists
Associated Language
kor
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Name in Korean (Hangul): 이문열
Name in Hanja: 李文烈
Sources of Information
- His Saram ŭi adŭl, 1979:t.p. (李文烈 = Yi Mun-yŏl) colophon (b. 1948)
- His Hail to the emperor! c1986:t.p. (Lee Mun-yol)
- Yi Mun-yŏl non, 1991:t.p. (이문열 = Yi Mun-yŏl) p. 343 (b. 5/18/48 in Sŏul)
- Our twisted hero, 2001:CIP t.p. (Yi Munyol)
- Son of man, 2015:ECIP t.p. (Yi Mun-yol [in rom.]) data view (born in Seoul, May,1948; he the author of numerous books, including Hail to the Emperor!, Our Twisted Hero, and the novella Saehagok, which won the New Spring Literary Contest sponsored by Dong-a-Ilbo; he is among South Korea's most celebrated writers; currently a chair professor at Hunkuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul)
- English (Yi Mun-yol; born May 18, 1948 in Seoul; South Korean writer; name in Hangul: 이문열; name in Hanja: 李文烈); Russian (Ли Мунёль ( (Site: Wikipedia, viewed October 26, 2016:) )
- ספר: דלות גנובה: סיפורים קוריאניים בני זמננו, 2004:עמוד 155 (אי מון-יול)
- ספר: גיבור להרע, 2003:דף השער (יִי מוּניוֹל)
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Wikipedia description:
Yi Mun-yol (born May 18, 1948) is a South Korean writer. Yi's given name at birth was Yol; the character, Mun (which translates as "writer"), was added after he took up a writing career. His works include novels, short stories and Korean adaptations of classic Chinese novels as well as political and social commentaries. An informal count has estimated that over 30 million copies of his books have been sold and, as of 2021, they have been translated into 21 languages. His works have garnered many literary awards and many have been adapted for film and television.
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