The Poet

The Poet
ISBN-10
1860468969
ISBN-13
9781860468964
Series
The Poet
Category
Korea
Pages
206
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Random House Uk Limited
Author
Mun-yŏl Yi

Description

In a novel that explores the search for self-respect and self-identity in an unjust Korean society, the youngest grandson of the executed King's governor is consigned to a life of vagrancy and genteel begging as a wandering poet as he struggles to recover his family's fortunes. Original.

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