Lee, Hyeonseo

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Name (Latin)
Lee, Hyeonseo
Other forms of name
Lee, Hyeon-seo
이현서
Yi, Hyŏn-sŏ'
Date of birth
[1981,1982]
Associated country
Korea (North)
Korea (South)
Other associated place
Hyesan-si (Korea)
Seoul (Korea)
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 316534711
Wikidata: Q17306046
Library of congress: no2015119937
Sources of Information
  • Her The girl with seven names, 2015:title page (Hyeonseo Lee with David John) jacket flap (lived in North Korea until her escape in 1997; lives in Seoul)
  • Wikipedia September 9, 2015:(Lee Hyeon-seo, Hyeonseo Lee, 이현서; born 1981 or 1982; grew up in Hyesan, North Korea)
  • DNB in VIAF database September 9, 2015:(Lee, Hyeonseo; cross-reference, Yi, Hyŏn-sŏ')
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Wikipedia description:

Lee Hyeon-seo (Korean: 이현서, born January 1980), best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names, is a North Korean defector and activist who lives in Seoul, South Korea, where she is a student. She escaped from North Korea and later guided her family out of North Korea through China and Laos.

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