In this collection by a canonical figure in Korean literature, meditations upon life in old age come to the foreat itsbest, accompanied by great beauty and compassion; at its worst by a cynicismthat nonetheless turns a bitter smile upon the changing world.
Well before her deathin 2011, Park Wan-Suh had established herself as a canonical figure in Koreanliterature. Her workoften based upon her own personal experiences, and showingkeen insight into divisive social issues from the Korean partition to theposition of women in Korean societyhas touched readers for over forty years.In this collection, meditations upon life in old age come to the foreat itsbest, accompanied by great beauty and compassion; at its worst by a cynicismthat nonetheless turns a bitter smile upon the changing world.
Park Wan-Suh (1931-2011) was one of the most beloved and recognized names in Korean literature; her works were best-sellers, and have been published widely around the world. She was born on the outskirts of Seoul, and enrolled in the prestigious Seoul National University, but her education came to an abrupt end when the Korean War broke out. She married in her early twenties and spent nearly the next two decades raising her five children. In 1970 at age thirty-nine, when not many women would dare dream about a new career, Park debuted as an author when her first novel The Naked Tree. Park Wan-Suh (1931-2011) was one of the most beloved and recognized names in Korean literature; her works were best-sellers, and have been published widely around the world. She was born on the outskirts of Seoul, and enrolled in the prestigious Seoul National University, but her education came to an abrupt end when the Korean War broke out. She married in her early twenties and spent nearly the next two decades raising her five children. In 1970 at age thirty-nine, when not many women would dare dream about a new career, Park debuted as an author when her first novel The Naked Tree.
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