The Depths of a Clam | London Korean Links

Author: Kim Kwang-kyu
Translated by: Brother Anthony of Taizé, Kim Young-moo
Publisher: White Pine Press, 2006
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Kim Kwang-kyu was born in Seoul in 1941 and is a professor in the German language and literature department at Hanyang University. He has written poetry sharply critical of the abuses of human dignity caused by corrupt politics and the structural contradictions brought about by the industrialization of society.

Brother Anthony teaches English literature at Sogang University in Seoul. He is the translator of several books of Korean poetry.

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