Yi Ch'eongjun; Your Paradise

Translated from the Korean by Jennifer M. Lee and Timothy R. Tangherlini

Series No.: 118

ISBN: 978-1-931243-69-8, Pages: 452

Korean Literature, Fiction

One of the best-selling novels of 20th-century Korean literature, Your Paradise tells the story of a leper colony, where the lepers are outwardly treated with the greatest of kindnesses. Indeed, a new director is attempting to reintegrate the leper community and their families with the world outside of the leper island. But suddenly he meets great resistance—not from the world outside, but from the lepers themselves, who prefer the protection and organization of the island. The lepers want nothing to do with modern-day Korea and its numerous problems. The often hilarious and near-tragic results are the subject of this masterpiece.