Ko Un

Korean poet

  • Fame53.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia3.8K
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Born 1933 · age 93South Korea
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  • Wikipedia
    25 languages
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  • Age
    93
    Born 1933
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Ko Un 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.

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53.5
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Historical23.1
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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  • Wikiquote
    website · ko.wikiquote.org
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  • كو أون
    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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  • كو اون
    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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