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Kim Iryeop

1896 - 1971

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Kim Iryeop (Korean: 김일엽; Hanja: 金一葉; 28 April 1896 – 28 May 1971), also spelled Kim Iryŏp, was a South Korean writer, journalist, feminist activist, and Buddhist nun. Her given name was Kim Wonju (김원주; 金元周). Her courtesy and dharma name was Iryeop. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Iryeop is the 4,398th most popular writer (up from 5,715th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 113th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular North Korean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kim Iryeop ranks 4,398 out of 7,302. Before her are Virginie Ancelot, Milena Rudnytska, Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Otar Chiladze, Pierre Pithou, and Bel Kaufman. After her are Antonio Fogazzaro, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Konrad von Würzburg, Penelope Delta, Jakob Balde, and Karl von Holtei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Kim Iryeop ranks 193. Before her are Gerardo Diego, Steponas Darius, William Gopallawa, Ivan Merz, Sofya Yanovskaya, and Arthur Tell Schwab. After her are Art Langley, Gerhard Fieseler, Kim Myeong-sun, Heinz Prüfer, Marion Zinderstein, and Walter Lang. Among people deceased in 1971, Kim Iryeop ranks 160. Before her are Gladys Cooper, Hiratsuka Raichō, Rockwell Kent, Mary Browne, Philippe Hériat, and Martha Vickers. After her are Mario Magnozzi, Joseph Helffrich, Wasfi Tal, Cyril of Bulgaria, Paruyr Sevak, and Maguba Syrtlanova.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Iryeop ranks 113 out of 162. Before her are Kim Sowol (1902), Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), Ri Yong-ho (1956), Choe Thae-bok (1930), and Hong Deok-young (1926). After her are Kim Myeong-sun (1896), Kim Yong-chol (1946), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Chang Sang (1939), Pak Ui-chun (1932), and Li Chan-myung (1947).

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Among WRITERS In North Korea

Among writers born in North Korea, Kim Iryeop ranks 3. Before her are Kim Hyon-hui (1962), and Kim Sowol (1902). After her are Kim Myeong-sun (1896), and Park Yeon-mi (1993).

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