Son Jong-seop: The scent remaining on fingertips

Human sentiments drawn from 280 Korean classical poems by an elderly scholar approaching the age of 100. From unforgettable, immoral love ties to the sincere anguish of the national hero Yi Sun-sin as an ordinary human being, from the rage against brutal wars that destroy one's humanity to the cry of a child that shatters the shell of reason to reach one's inherent affection. These 280 poems, imbued with a sincere heart, have been compiled into 18 themes, and the ancient poems, once clad in the thick garment of classical Chinese, have been translated into the rhythm of Sijo. An elderly scholar who has fully experienced life has unraveled his affection for the people of the past, who suffered boundless sorrow and pain, through the legacy of classical Chinese literature and Sijo.

Korean title: 손끝에 남은 향기

Korean author: 손종섭

Korean publisher: 김영사

ISBN-13: 9788934971580