The Poet

Yi Mun-Yol, Yi Mun-yol, Brother Anthony, of Taize

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Korean

Harper Collins
01 August 2002

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

The most significant novel yet written about Korea and a powerful story about the artistic struggles of a poet living in an unjust society.

A young man's determination to maintain his integrity in an unjust society forces him to endure a lonely and dangerous odyssey.

When a governor to the King falls into rebel hands, he switches sides to save his skin. When later he is captured by royal troops, it is not only he that is condemned to death as a traitor but his sons and grandsons too. They survive by subterfuge, but though they keep their lives, they have lost their place in society.

The Poet tells the story of Kim, the younger grandson, who is consigned to a life of wandering and vagrancy even as he struggles for recognition as a poet, who is constantly tempted to make compromises - to the point of betraying his own family - to survive as an artist and a free spirit.

By: Yi Mun-Yol, Yi Mun-yol
Translated by: Brother Anthony of Taize
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9781860468964
ISBN 10: 1860468969
Pages: 221
Publication Date: 01 August 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Poet

A marvellous novel -- Jonathan Coe * Guardian * The most significant novel yet about Korea. For 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 *