Claudia Lee Hae-in
Claudia Lee Hae-in (Korean: 이해인, born 7 June 1945) is a South Korean Catholic nun, poet, and essayist. She has sold almost two million copies of her books of poetry and been regarded as "Korea's next contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature" after the poet Ko Un and novelist Hwang Sok-yong.
Claudia Lee Hae-in | |
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| Born | Lee Myung-sook (baptismal name: Velladetta) 7 June 1945 Yanggu County, Gangwon, South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
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| Genre | Poetry, essays |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이해인 |
| Hanja | 李海仁 |
| Revised Romanization | Lee Haein |
| McCune–Reischauer | Lee Haein |
| Website | |
| Olivetan Benedictine Sisters | |
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