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Kim Myeong-sun

1896 - 1951

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Kim Myeong-sun (Korean: 김명순; Hanja: 金明淳; 20 January 1896 – 22 June 1951) was a female Korean novelist and poet of the early 20th century. She wrote under the art names Tansil (탄실; 彈實) and Mangyangcho (망양초; 望洋草). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Myeong-sun is the 4,426th most popular writer (up from 5,246th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 106th in 2019) and the 4th most popular North Korean Writer.

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Among writers, Kim Myeong-sun ranks 4,426 out of 7,302. Before her are Ágnes Gergely, Diane Ackerman, Virginie Despentes, Balamani Amma, James Salter, and Connie Willis. After her are Lajos Kassák, Richard Steele, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Łukasz Górnicki, Itō Noe, and Arnulf Øverland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Kim Myeong-sun ranks 196. Before her are Ivan Merz, Sofya Yanovskaya, Arthur Tell Schwab, Kim Iryeop, Art Langley, and Gerhard Fieseler. After her are Heinz Prüfer, Marion Zinderstein, Walter Lang, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Ruben Lagus, and Barbara La Marr. Among people deceased in 1951, Kim Myeong-sun ranks 130. Before her are William Birdwood, Zoltán Mechlovits, Pamela Colman Smith, Katarzyna Kobro, Pauline Pfeiffer, and Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias. After her are Karel Teige, Yrjö Saarela, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Levon Shant, Dorothea Bate, and Nikola Mushanov.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Kim Myeong-sun ranks 114 out of 162. Before her are Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), Ri Yong-ho (1956), Choe Thae-bok (1930), Hong Deok-young (1926), and Kim Iryeop (1896). After her are Kim Yong-chol (1946), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Chang Sang (1939), Pak Ui-chun (1932), Li Chan-myung (1947), and Kim Ok (1964).

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Among WRITERS In North Korea

Among writers born in North Korea, Kim Myeong-sun ranks 4. Before her are Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Kim Sowol (1902), and Kim Iryeop (1896). After her are Park Yeon-mi (1993).

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