Autor/-in: PHILIP O'ROURKE

Kevin O'Rourke is professor of English at Kyunghee University in Seoul. An Irish priest, he has lived in Korea since 1964. The first foreigner to receive a PhD in Korean literature (Yonsei University 1982), he has published many translations of classical and contemporary texts and also many critical essays on themes related to Korean literature. For many years Kevin O'Rourke's poetry column in the Korea Herald, A Poem for Breakfast, has provided expatriates with a real insight into the riches of Korean literature and culture.