Yi Mun-yol

“Son of Man” by Yi Mun-yol (이문열) free online, translated by An Sonjae (Brother Anthony of Taize).

이문열’s story “Son of Man,” translated by the irrepressible Brother Anthony of Taize, is available online at The White Review. From the article: This piece was selected for inclusion in the January 2014 Translation Issue by Daniel Medin, a contributing editor of The White Review. He helps direct the Center for Writers and Translators at the American University of…

300 Second Sunday… Yi Mun-yol

Yi Mun-yol  was born in Cheongun-dong in Seoul and attended prestigious Seoul National University, studying Korean Literature. He dropped out in 1970. From 1994 to 1997, he taught Korean language and literature at Sejong University. Since 1999, he has served as the head of Buak Literary Center. In 1999, he was awarded the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts. Yi was also a…