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About Lee Hyeon-seo
North Korean defector and activist
Lee Hyeon-seo is a North Korean defector and activist based in Seoul, South Korea. She is best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names. She escaped North Korea and later helped guide her family out of the country through China and Laos. Her public work centers on defection, survival, and the difficult choices faced by people leaving North Korea.
More from Lee Hyeon-seo (85 quotes) →Keep reading Lee Hyeon-seo
- “Leaving North Korea is not like leaving any other country. It is more like leaving another universe.”Lee Hyeon-seo
- “I know North Korea is the most ridiculous country in the world, but for me, my mum, my brother, and my famili…”Lee Hyeon-seo
- “Living in China, I found out that the bright new world was not for me, not for defectors. My life in North Ko…”Lee Hyeon-seo
- “When I was 14, during Kim Il-sung's funeral, I wondered, 'How could a god die?'”Lee Hyeon-seo
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