Author: Pak Kyongni
Publisher: Maroniebooks
Hardcover | 170 pages | 188*128mm
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| >>>This book is written in Korean. |
About This Book
Pak Kyongni, author of Land (Toji), passed away on May 5, 2008 at the
age of 82. In addition to being a writer, she was the godmother of
Korean literary circles, giving her full support to the creative works
of writers through her Toji Foundation of Culture. The epic novel Land,
a monumental work in the history of Korean literature, transformed the
turbulent modern Korean history and individual hardships between 1897
and 1945 into fiction. Considered a masterpiece of modern Korean
literature, it has already been translated into English, French and
Japanese and is currently being translated into German.
So Light to Be Left Only with Things to Leave Behind (Beorigo Gal
Geonman Namaseo Cham Holgabunhada) is Park's posthumous collection of
poems. It is the life story of the aged writer who firmly held onto her
passion for literature to the last moment of her life. In the poem
titled Han, Park says While the painful memories of the body are easily
forgotten, / The wounds of the heart tend to grow worse. Moreover, these
wounds of the heart are not hers alone; they are also shared by all
those who fell victim to the ruling ideology that runs through modern
Korean history. In this book, the reader will be able to recognize the
benevolent author who has endured and overcome the hard times when
beasts growled outside his door.
- By Lee Seungwon
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