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Revolutionary poems from Korea’s darkest days published in English decades later

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Revolutionary poems from Korea’s darkest days published in English decades later
Article
https://asianews.network/revolutionary-poems-from-koreas-darkest-days-published-in-english-decades-later/
Journal
ANN
Issued Date
July 19, 2024
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNKNOWN
City
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Book
Dawn of Labor
Writer
Park Nohae
Translator
Brother Anthony of Taize,Cheehyung Harrison Kim

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Park Nohae
  • Park Nohae
  • Birth : 1957 ~ -
  • Occupation : Poet
  • First Name : Nohae
  • Family Name : Park
  • Korean Name : 박노해
  • ISNI : 0000000380879096
  • Works : 9
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A monumental work of Korean labor literature, Park No-hae’s poetry collection “Dawn of Labor” has recently been published in English. In 1984, Park Ki-pyung, better known by his penname Park No-hae, meaning liberation of laborers in Korean, published a book of poems, “Dawn of Labor,” as a 27-year-old laborer. The book was promptly banned by the authoritarian regime. Despite the ban, about a million copies were published. Its raw, powerful depictions of laborers’ anguish captivated critics and readers, and Park became a symbol of resistance in the repressive 1980s.

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