The Poet by Yi Mun-Yol

The Poet by Yi Mun-Yol

When the King's treacherous governor is recaptured by royal troops and executed, his sons and grandsons are also condemned to death. They survive, but find they have lost their place in society. Kim, the younger grandson, is consigned to a life of vagrancy and begging as a wandering poet.

A marvellous novel -- Jonathan Coe * Guardian *
The most significant novel yet about KoreaFor the first time, a Korean author has fused both classical and contemporary indigenous poetry with the skill and breadth of vision expected of an international writer -- Keith Howard * Times Literary Supplement *
This book goes to the heart of the artist's greatest concern: the freedom to create, the courage to create in a climate of uncertainty and repression -- Alfred Eibel * Quotidien de Paris *

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 has been translated into all the major western languages.

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ISBN 13	9781860468964
ISBN 10	1860468969
Title	The Poet
Author	Yi Mun-Yol
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2001-04-05
Number of pages	224
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