A Lion at Three in the Morning: Poems of Nam Jin-Woo

Description

A Lion at Three in the Morning: Poems of Nam Jin-Woo

Author: Nam Jin-Woo
Translators: Cho Young-Shil
Order No. 1135
ISBN-13: 9781622460298
ISBN-10:  1622460294
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Homa & Sekey Books
Pub Year: 2017
Language: English
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Page: 126
Price: $12.95. You pay only $10.36 (after 20% discount).

About the Book

A Lion at Three in the Morning contains about sixty poems by Nam Jin-Woo who sings of encounters with unfamiliar things. They may be animals such as a lion or alligators, a plant, a region’s climate or some other strange natural phenomenon. These unfamiliar things function as a medium that takes us to another world, not this one here. They are a part of an unknown world, a mirror reflecting this world, and something other than ourselves—like sleep resembling death which is inherently a part of us but is also a very remote, perpetual force outside of ourselves.

About the Author

Nam Jin-Woo was born in Chonju, Chonbuk Province, in 1960. He has been actively writing and publishing poems ever since Dong-a Daily Newspaper awarded him in their spring literary contest of 1981. His career as a literary critic took off after Central Daily Newspaper recognized one of his critical essays in 1983. Mr. Nam has published several poetry books, including Cast Your Net in the Deep, Prayers for the Dead, and A Flaming Book, and is currently teaching creative writing at Myungji University.

About the Translator

Cho Young-Shil studied at Hannam University and Chonnam University, where she received her master’s degree in English Literature. As a translator, she received several grants not only from Korea Literature Translation Institute but also from the Daesan Foundation for the English translations of Korean literary works. She is the translator of One Day, Then Another by Kim Kwang-Kyu, A Warm Family by Kim Hu-Ran, Korean English Folk Tales and some children’s picture books.?