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Jo Hee-sun

جو هي سون

Notable figure · Source: Myongji University, history of the Arab Regional Studies major; Yun Eun-kyeong, Arabic in Korea, al-Istiʿrab al-Asyawi, vol. 2, no. 1 (2020), p. 73 · Second source: Aladin book catalogue, Korea: Kalila wa-Dimna, trans. Jo Hee-sun (Jisikeul Mandeuneun Jisik, 2020)

Field: Literary translation

Affiliation

Arab studies at Myongji University; Kalila wa-Dimna, Juha

Biography

A professor in the Arab studies programme at Myongji University, Seoul (1989–2020). Publications include tales of the Arab Juha in Korean (1998), Understanding Arabic Literature (1999), and a translation of selections from Kalila wa-Dimna (revised edition 2020).