Item #2282 A LAMP BURNS LOW: 101 Poems by Sowol Kim [AZALEAS]. Sowol Kim, Jaihiun Kim trans.
A LAMP BURNS LOW: 101 Poems by Sowol Kim [AZALEAS]

A LAMP BURNS LOW: 101 Poems by Sowol Kim [AZALEAS]: [Korean - English Diglot]

Seongji-Sa Publishing Company, 1977. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 12mo, burgundy cloth, gilt lettering, tan textured endpapers. Korean - English Diglot. Pristine copy, very clean and sharp. DJ torn and creased at front head, tape repaired, some light rubbing to extremities, very clean and bright otherwise, now wrapped in mylar. Scarce. FINE / Very Good. Item #2282

First published in Korean in 1935 shortly after his untimely death at age 34, Jaihun Kim's translations were the first appearance in English. The first edition of this book was released in 1973 titled "AZALEAS: 90 Poems." The poetry of Sowol is characterized by "simplicity, vulnerability, and tenderness ... yet equally a fascinating amalgam of elements from Korean folk-song, Japanese prosody ... Yeatsian romanticism, and a highly personal and native sensitivity to the use of Korean sounds" (from the introduction).

Price: $200.00

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