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Ko Un
Presents a literary enterprise recording the life of every person the author has ever known or known of. This work began during his imprisonment with a determination to describe every…
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This book is a selected poems of the great Korean author, Ko Un.
Ramin Jahanbegloo
In a world known for its conformism and complacency, questioning through the writing of poetry is a most courageous and dangerous act. Poets are brave spirits, fighting against tyrannies, wars…
Ko Un writes spare, short-line lyrics direct to the point, but often intricate in both wit and meaning. Gary Snyder
Many followers of Korean literature believe Ko Un - one of the country’s most revered and prolific writers - will be nominated for a Nobel Prize. Ko Un was once…
Another collection of poetry by the noted Ko Un.
Ko Un has long been a living legend in Korea, both as a poet and as a person. Allen Ginsberg once wrote, ‘Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of…
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Ko Un conceived of his magnum opus in a military prison, vowing to write a poem for every person he has ever known. His Maninbo has now amassed 4,001 poems…
Selection from the Korean poet’s epic 30-volume series of books featuring a poem about every person he has known in his 81-year life.
180 brief zen poems from Korea’s most beloved poet and four-time Nobel Prize nominee.
Un Ko
Ko Un, the preeminent Korean poet of the twentieth century, embraces Buddhism with the versatility of a master Taoist sage. This work draws from a poetic reservoir filled with memories…
La confrontation ideologique et politique que fut, quarante ans durant, la guerre froide entre deux blocs concurrents d'Etats, s'accompagna de mesures visant tour a tour a nourrir, a surveiller ou…
