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President Lee to Publish Autobiography in English
[29-07-2011] |
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Untitled Document
 Many
world leaders publish their autobiographies
to let the world know how they lived. For example, Hillary Clinton’s
Living History, George W. Bush’s Decision Points, and Barack Obama’s
Dream from My Father are famous autobiographies. In
November, Korean President Lee Myung-bak will also publish his autobiography in English
in the U.S. The book will be entitled The Uncharted
Path: The Autobiography of Lee Myung-Bak개척의 길.
According to online bookstore, Amazon.com, President
Lee’s autobiography will be published on November 1. The book is translated
by his official interpreter. The book is
comprised of the contents from his previous autobiographical
essay There Is No Legend신화는 없다 and Mother어머니 which is about his mother.
His new book will also contain a brief Korean history to inform Americans about Korea.
In the autobiography, President Lee looks back on his life. The story
starts with his childhood when he was a child
from a poor family. He was born on December 19, 1941 in Osaka, Japan.
Despite the many hardships he had to go through, he never gave
up hope and studied very hard.
 After graduating
from Korea University, he started working for Hyundai, which was a
small company at the time. There
were only about 90 workers at the organization. Mr. Lee started
as a low-level job worker. However,
in recognition of his hard
work, he became a company director just 5 years
after he joined the company. He was
only 29 years old. Then, he became the youngest CEO in Korea
at the age of 35. In 1988, he became the chairman of Hyundai Engineering
and Construction at the age of 47.
The little poor boy became a highly successful businessman. However, he
didn’t stop there. In 2002, Mr. Lee ran for mayor of Seoul and won. His
biggest feat as mayor was the restoration of the Cheonggyecheon.
It became one of the most popular tourist attractions in the
city.
In 2007, he ran for president and won the election. He became the
17th President of South Korea in 2008. During his presidency, Korea’s national power increased as the nation hosted the G20 Summit successfully in 2010 and
won the bid to host the 2018 Winter
Olympics.
Mr. Lee is planning to publish the second volume of his autobiography
after his term is over in 2013. The
book will mainly deal with Lee’s presidency. |
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