Kim Sam-woong: Roh Moo-hyun biography

A book that invites us to look again at our present in the light of the unfinished dream he left behind, and to imagine a new future even amid anxiety and frustration! Historian Kim Sam-ung, author of numerous biographies including A Biography of Baekbeom Kim Gu and A Biography of Kim Dae-jung, revisits the turbulent life of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Drawing on the author's extensive historical knowledge and research, the life of "Fool Roh Moo-hyun" unfolds vividly: his impoverished childhood; youth marked by repeated setbacks; the Bureim Incident, a turning point in his life, and his work as a "street lawyer"; the struggles of a first-term lawmaker behind his image as a star of parliamentary hearings; the difficult path to becoming a presidential candidate and winning the election; and the trials at the start of his administration. He refused to compromise with injustice and chose paths others didn't take. Even standing barefoot on the sharp blades of politics, Roh never lost his humanity, and he remained composed to the end, even facing death. Now, 15 years after his passing, this biography is being published again to portray the life of Roh the person with an even clearer and more objective perspective.

Korean title: 노무현 평전

Korean author: 김삼웅

Korean publisher: 두레

ISBN-13: 9788974431631