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English(English) E-Book

No Flower Blooms Without Wavering

About the E-Books

Author
Do Jong-hwan
Co-Author
-
Translator
Brother Anthony and Jinna Park
Publisher
Seoul Selection
Published Year
2016
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Poetry > 20th century poetry > 1945-1999

Original Title
흔들리며 피는 꽃
Romanization of Original
Heundeullimyeo pineun kkot
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9781624120718
Page
-
Series
OverDrive Read

About the Author

Do Jonghwan
  • Do Jonghwan
  • Birth : 1955 ~ -
  • Occupation : Poet
  • First Name : Jong-Hwan
  • Family Name : Do
  • Korean Name : 도종환
  • ISNI : 0000000067456302
  • Works : 12
About the Original Work
흔들리며 피는 꽃
  • 흔들리며 피는 꽃
  • Author : Do Jonghwan
  • Published Year : 2012
  • English Title : No Flower Blooms Without Wavering
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

An English rendition of a collection of poetry by Do Jong-hwan, one of Korea's most beloved poets. Do's literary career started in 1984, when he released Age of Division while teaching Korean language and literature to high-school students. His second poetry collection, You the Hollyhock, sold over a million copies and was made into a film, and he became one of Korea's most influential poets during the 1980s, popular among critics and readers alike. Through poetry, Do found beauty in the poverty of his youth and in the sadness and pain from losing his wife to illness. He portrays flowers, trees, creeks, wind, mountains, and other shifts in nature through a unique poetic sensibility. Have accepted poetry as his "fate and companion," he conveys simple truths and wisdom, such as how life matures and finds beauty amid pain and suffering. This collection was rendered into English by Brother Anthony, President of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch and translator who has introduced international readers to several Korean works, and Jinna Park.

Source : https://lti.overdrive.com/media/76B0BD9B-C39C-4A64-A2C8-E6F01F4632DB

Translated Books1

  • No Flower Blooms Without Wavering
    English(English) Book
    No Flower Blooms Without Wavering
    Do Jong Hwan / 도종환 / 2016 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Poetry > 20th century poetry > 1945-1999