tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post3661290762637985219..comments2017-08-17T13:58:39.661+10:00Comments on Messengers Booker (and more): Maninbo (Peace & War) - Ko Un (translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé and Lee Sang-Wha)Messy_Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-30774374208286864172015-11-12T07:23:27.157+11:002015-11-12T07:23:27.157+11:00Thank you for stopping by, it is an honour to have...Thank you for stopping by, it is an honour to have you read my review. Translating poetry must be s very daunting task, getting the rhythm, the meter, syncopation etc in line would be a massive ask. Many thanks for the pdf link.Messy_Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-89955478870231827542015-11-12T00:13:58.093+11:002015-11-12T00:13:58.093+11:00Well, I am only the translator but many thanks for...Well, I am only the translator but many thanks for your kind review. It should perhaps be noted that we have only translated a selection from volumes 11-20, not the whole 10 volumes! The same holds true for the earlier 10 Thousand Lives volume from Green Integer which is, you have not noticed, available from the publisher as a PDF file http://www.greeninteger.com/book-digital.cfm?-Ko-Un-Ten-Thousand-Lives-&BookID=326 Enjoy!Brother Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726990647716266274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-67110832586869274032015-11-11T08:10:02.294+11:002015-11-11T08:10:02.294+11:00Thanks for stopping by Tom and I'm glad I'...Thanks for stopping by Tom and I'm glad I've whetted your appetite for more Ko Un, if only I could source a copy of the first 10 volumes!!! (I'm sure I will, I am a resourceful soul, it's just the postage to Australia that kills some second hand deals)Messy_Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-61073599012940390632015-11-11T06:19:53.864+11:002015-11-11T06:19:53.864+11:00I read the earlier volume of Ten Thousand Lives ye...I read the earlier volume of <i>Ten Thousand Lives</i> years ago and always meant to read more Ko Un - it's a wonderful book - but, well. So thanks for the reminder and the quotations, which are convincing.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com