The Poet by Yi Mun-Yol
The life of a poet becomes a parable of hope in Yi Mun-yol’s searching novella of art, status and selfhood.
With their family condemned as traitors, two young brothers are sent away in disguise to save their lives. One grows up by his wits, accepting what has been lost. The other is set on a different path, shaped by a determination to restore the family’s place in the world. As he wanders in search of recognition as a poet, ambition and survival begin to pull him in opposing directions.
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
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In Praise of Prejudice
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The Old Man and the Sea
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Mouse Folk
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies
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Culture Counts
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Kew Gardens
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Monkey Business
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Masks
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
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Passing
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A Gentle Spirit and a Faint Heart
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Fighters & Martyrs
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A Souvenir of Japan
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The Book of Imaginary Beings
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The Cat
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Sally Bowles
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Woman of Genius
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Venus Smiles (and Other Vermillion Sands Stories)
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Behind a Mask
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The Invisible Girl
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Pinball, 1973
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The Dead
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The Dunwich Horror
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Tender Buttons
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Bartleby, The Scrivener
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Laura
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The Parasite
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The Third Man
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The Master of Go
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Distant Star
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Bewitched
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The Fatal Eggs
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The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
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An Undesirable Friend
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Dracula's Guest
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Lady Susan
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Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age
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First Light
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Down by the Riverside
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Ape and Essence
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Sunday's Children
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The Case of the Late Pig
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Cain
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Young at the Time
Yi Mun-Yol was born in 1948. During the Korean War (1950-3), his father supported the North Korea side for ideological reasons and went to live in the North, leaving his family in the South. In his youth, Yi Mun-Yol had to bear the stigma of being a 'traitor's son'. With more than 30 books published and sales totalling many millions of copies, Yi Mun-Yol is Korea's leading novelist. The Poet, his most signficant novel, has been translated into all the major western languages.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781529986112 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529986117 |
| Title | The Poet |
| Author | Yi Mun-Yol |
| Series | Brief Encounters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Classics |
| Year published | 2026-07-02 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |