Elizabeth Kim
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Country of origin: Korea, Republic of
Currently Residing In: United States
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Born: South Korea - date unknown.
Parents: American G.I. Father & Korean Mother: Omma (deceased)
Spouse: ? (divorced) - 1 child
Children: daughter, Leigh
Korean writer best known for her first book, the memoir 'Ten Thousand Sorrows' which has been critically acclaimed, controversial and translated into 23 languages.
Elizabeth Kim knows little of the Korean village where she was born, or the "official" facts of her birth such as its day, month, or year. She knows even less of her father, an American soldier in Korea who deserted her mother, Omma, who was subsequently murdered by her father and brother
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