저자 - 최진연
This book titled『AUTUMN PRAYER』is the author's first collection of poems translated into English from his native tongue Korean. The paper book was published in Seoul, Korea in 2012 year autumn for the 78th International PEN Congress to be presented to the foreign participants about 3hundred. During 7days of the Congress, a lot of the members were amazed at the poems of it, and saying to the author, for example, "I hope this book would be translated into Spanish." “Your poems almost have fresh images like picture, although being inspired of profound spirit."
Therefore he made up his mind to publish e-book after revising and enlarging a bit of the paper book for more readers of English area.
The author Choi Jin-Yearn is a eminent poet and writer of essays including critical essays as well as a retired pastor. At present 2014 year he has published 15 poetry books, 4 books of essays, and a book of critical essays including significant articles;「A Prospect of 21c Literature」「Is it Possible to Except Idea from Poetry?」「The Influence of Christianity on Koran Literature」「Comprehending and Composing of the Hyper Poetry」etc.
He began to write poetry as he was in high school located at his rural country far from big city, desiring to be a poet. But there was no one to lesson him about poetry except several poetry books. Unfortunately, he was seized with serious pulmonary tuberculosis in high school and at the end of fighting against the disease for 13years among the fear of death and despair of life, he saved out of the evil of illness by God's miraculous cure. Therefore many of his poems and essays treat the problems of life and death for helping readers to live more precious happy lives with the love in God.
He started to publish his poems in the anthology titled 『Gyodansi』(Teachers' Poetry) in 1967, and he debuted publically in 1973 via the poetry monthly magazine『Simunhak』and he has mostly published his poems in the magazine
역자 - 원영순
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