| Traveler Maps: Poems by Ko Un Contributor(s): Un, Ko (Author), McCann, David R. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0917436067 ISBN-13: 9780917436062 Publisher: Tamal Vista Publications OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2004 Annotation: 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. Once a Buddhist monk, then a political dissident, and always a poet, Ko Un is "able to make the intensely personal into work having universal appeal and significance," writes David McCann, translator and professor of Korean Literature. Ko Un's voice rings through the profound and often intensely funny poems in Traveler Maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895 |
| Physical Information: 1.82" H x 3.52" W x 4.82" (0.30 lbs) 84 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Book of Poetry, Independent Book Publisher's Association 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. Once a Buddhist monk, then a political dissident, and always a poet, Ko Un is able to make the intensely personal into work having universal appeal and significance, writes David McCann, translator and professor of Korean Literature. Ko Un's voice rings through the profound and often intensely funny poems in Traveler Maps. |