Little Pilgrim by Ko Un

Little Pilgrim by Ko Un

A 1991 bestseller in South Korea, where it was serialized in that country's largest newspaper, Little Pilgrim is a tale of adventure and self-discovery in the tradition of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Based on the Gandavyuha, one of Buddhism's deepest and most challenging scriptures, Ko Un's Little Pilgrim relates the heroic journey of Sudhana, who sets out to discover what is truth. Throughout 20 years of fantastic travels, Sudhana encounters teachers that are human, animal, and spirit as he navigates mountain vistas, lush valleys, and remote villages.

Drawing from his own 20-year journey, as well as first-hand experiences with war and monastic life, Ko Un infuses his book with reflections and memories, creating fascinating characters and a vibrant story. The pinnacle of Ko Un's career as a writer and as a man in search of truth, as well as the first of Ko Un's works of fiction to be translated into English, Little Pilgrim is a poignant voyage that resonates on many levels. A man of great insight. --Thich Nhat Hanh

Four-time Nobel nominee Ko Un (1933- ) grew up in Korea during the Japanese Occupation. During the Korean War, he was conscripted by the People's Army. In 1952, he became a Buddhist and lived a monastic life for ten years. For his activism confronting South Korea's dictatorial military government, he was imprisoned and tortured. He has published over one hundred volumes of poetry, essays, fiction, drama, and translations of Chinese poetry. He lives with his wife and daughter in a village two hours from Seoul. Brother Anthony studied at Queen's College, Oxford University, before joining the Community of Taize in 1969. He lived in the Philippines from 1977 to 1980, then moved to Korea, where became a naturalized citizen in 1994. He has translated app. 20 volumes of Korean poetry and is a professor at Sogang University. Young-moo Kim graduated from Seoul University and received his doctorate from SUNY at Stony Brook. He has published two volumes of poems in Korean and cotranslated numerous Korean authors into English. He was a professor at Seoul National University from 1981 until his recent death. Gary Gach was honored with an American Book Award for his anthology What Book!? Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop and is author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism, now in a 2nd ed'n.

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ISBN 13	9781888375435
ISBN 10	1888375434
Title	Little Pilgrim
Author	Ko Un
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Parallax Press
Year published	2005-08-10
Number of pages	384
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