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The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again (Korean: 무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다, romanized: Mugunghwa Ggochi Pieossseubnida) is a popular South Korean novel by Kim Chin-myong [ko] published in 1993 which extolls pan-Korean nationalism. It was the number-one bestseller for several weeks in 1994, selling more than three million copies. Kong Seok-ha, author of the biography Nuclear Physicist Lee Hui-hao, alleged that his book had been plagiarized, but the Seoul court dismissed his claims in 1997.
Plot
The story is set in 1993 and revolves around a South Korean physicist Lee Yong-hoo (based on Benjamin W. Lee) who is killed in the process of secretly helping South and North Korea develop nuclear weapons, to ward off Japanese aggression.
Film
Mugoonghwa - Korean National Flower [ko], the film version opened on 20 May 1995. Director was Jung Jin-woo and the actors included Jeong Bo-seok, Hwang Shin-hye, Jeon Bok-yeon, Lee Deok-hwa and Park Geun-hyung.
References
- ":: 이휘소의 진실 > 프로그램 소개 ::". Korean Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- "<주사위>소설'무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다'표절아니라고 판결". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 1997-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
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