Ten Thousand Lives

Ko Un grew up in a formerly Japanese-controlled territory that was very much the center of the Korean War. Ten Thousand Lives is his major, ongoing work, which began during his imprisonment, when he determined to describe every person he had ever met. The selection in this volume-from the first 10 volumes-represents one of the major classics of twentieth-century Korean literature, published for the first time in English.

On Ko Un and Maninbo	p. 13
The Background People: A Translators' Preface	p. 32
The Translators	p. 37
Volume 1 (1986)
Grandfather	p. 41
Sam-man's Grandmother	p. 44
The Seller of Bamboo Crates	p. 47
Sa-haeng	p. 49
Our Great-Aunt at Taegi	p. 50
The Inn at the Road Junction	p. 53
Father	p. 55
Tears of Blood	p. 56
The Wife from Kwi Island	p. 58
Aunt	p. 59
Do-son the Snake-Catcher	p. 60
Azaleas	p. 61
Kojumong: The Founder of Koguryo	p. 62
Grandmother	p. 63
Lee Dong-hui's Wits	p. 64
Ch'ol-gon from Okjong-gol	p. 66
New Year's Full Moon	p. 67
Chong Yong-gi of the Righteous Army	p. 69
The Wife from Suregi	p. 70
Old Foster Father	p. 71
Il-man's Father	p. 73
Daughter	p. 74
The Wife from Kaesari	p. 75
Chae-hak's Finger	p. 77
Uncle Maeng-sik	p. 79
Hyekong: A Monk in the Days of Old	p. 80
No-More's Mother	p. 82
The Women from Sonjei-ri	p. 84
Volume 2 (1986)
A Dead Dog	p. 89
Pyong-ok	p. 90
Pong-t'ae	p. 91
Chae-suk	p. 93
The Well	p. 94
Tip-Taker Mun	p. 95
Man-sun	p. 96
The Two Pok-dongs of Mijei	p. 98
Kim Ch'ang-suk	p. 99
The Twins' Mother	p. 101
Ch'ung-jo, My Little Brother	p. 102
Uncle Yong-sul	p. 104
Earthworm	p. 105
Six-Fingers	p. 106
Uisang the Great Monk	p. 108
Widow Paek from Hamdok-ri	p. 112
Tomb of Tools	p. 114
Real Penny-Pinchers	p. 117
Plum Blossom	p. 119
Volume 3 (1986)
The Ditch	p. 123
Hey, You There!	p. 124
Poor Wretch	p. 126
The Little Spring	p. 128
Wu-yol's Family House in Wuittum	p. 129
The Table Seller	p. 131
Spirit Shrine	p. 133
Sang-p'il and His Brother	p. 135
Wangsanak	p. 137
The Hunter of Kaema Heights	p. 138
Headmaster Abe	p. 140
Runny	p. 143
Lee Chong-nam	p. 145
Scarecrow	p. 147
Sang-sik's Blind Mother	p. 148
A Ghost	p. 150
Okya, the Palace Woman	p. 152
Firefly	p. 154
Sinch'on Church	p. 156
Volume 4 (1988)
T'ae-hyon: A Faithful Son	p. 161
Old Jaedong's Youngest Son	p. 163
Samdok's Grandmother in Wondang-ri	p. 164
Kim Sang-son from Araettum	p. 166
Elder Cho's Wife	p. 168
Beggars: Husband and Wife	p. 170
The Widows of Chaetjongji	p. 171
Father's Second Sister Ki-ch'ang	p. 172
Maternal Grandfather	p. 173
Su-dong and the Swallows	p. 174
Blind Pul-lye	p. 176
Chong-du's Mother	p. 178
Great Wen, the Peddler	p. 179
Ummh-Hmm	p. 181
Kil-nam	p. 183
Hyon-jo and Hyon-gak	p. 185
Hui-ja	p. 186
Ch'am-man	p. 187
Kim T'ae-sik the Butcher	p. 188
Song-mo's Luck in Love	p. 191
Chin-su	p. 194
A Traveler from P'yongan Province	p. 197
Ch'ae-sun	p. 198
Volume 5 (1988)
Kushirong Pass	p. 201
The Orphan of Paekun Mountain	p. 204
The Couple Running the General Store	p. 206
That Fellow, Hong-nae	p. 208
Chae-son's Mother	p. 210
Pun-im from Mijei	p. 212
Yi Yong-ak	p. 213
Sang-sul's Mother-in-Law	p. 215
The Stones of Och'ong-do	p. 217
The Old Woman of Chaetjongji	p. 219
Chin-ja's Older Brother	p. 221
Chungttum Chae-su's Baby	p. 223
Chin-dong	p. 225
Mun Ch'i-dal	p. 227
Tta-ok	p. 229
Ssal-bong	p. 230
Great-Aunt in Tangbuk-ri	p. 232
Two Blind People	p. 233
Kim Ki-man from Mijei	p. 235
An Errand	p. 237
The Women Preachers from Kunsan	p. 239
The Osong Mountain Stream	p. 241
Shin Man-sun	p. 244
Chin-gyu's Grandfather	p. 246
Cousin Kum-dong	p. 248
O-nam and His Wife	p. 250
Im Yong-ja	p. 252
Volume 6 (1988)
Ssangga-mae	p. 257
The Senile Old Man of Wondang-ri	p. 259
Ch'ang-sun from Mijei	p. 262
Hong Chong-wu	p. 263
The Thief from Sonjei-ri	p. 265
A Baby's Grave in Kalmoe	p. 266
Wu-sik from Arettum	p. 268
The Outhouse Ghost	p. 270
A Mother	p. 272
Volume 7 (1988)
Cho Bong-am	p. 277
Lee Ki-sop	p. 279
My Elder Sister Chong-ja	p. 282
One Green Frog	p. 284
The Ox	p. 285
Nam-sun	p. 287
Brother and Sister Eight Feet Tall	p. 288
Han Ha-un	p. 290
Chon Dae-sok	p. 292
Two Generations of Thieves	p. 293
Mother-in-Law from Seoul	p. 295
Pak Il-ryong	p. 296
To-gil Bitten by a Dog	p. 299
Old Mister Mun	p. 301
Yuk-son	p. 303
Volume 8 (1989)
Hundreds of Names	p. 307
Changhang Wharf	p. 308
The Novice at Songkwang Temple	p. 309
Blind Sim	p. 311
Sim Ch'ong	p. 313
Volume 9 (1989)
Kim Chong-ho	p. 317
The Woman from Chong-up	p. 321
The Petticoat Thief	p. 322
Oh Song-ryun	p. 323
The Liar	p. 326
The Moon	p. 329
Yung	p. 330
Volume 10 (1996)
Kim Dae-jung	p. 335
Kim Su-hwan	p. 337
Lee Ung-no	p. 338
Yun Isang	p. 340
The False Leper	p. 342
Hermitage Poems	p. 344
Pak Ch'ol-ung	p. 346
Ko Sang-don	p. 348
Notes	p. 350
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