{"product_id":"dawn-of-labor-nohae-park-9780824894047","title":"Dawn of Labor","description":"\u003cp\u003eDawn of Labor, at last translated into English, is the legendary South Korean poet Park Nohae's first collection, published in 1984 when he was twenty-seven years old. Despite a government ban, the book sold a million copies and propelled Park Nohae as the generation's leading resistance poet. Dawn of Labor is an enduring classic that shook a society, transformed lives, and demonstrated the power of poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe war of night labor once over, \u003cbr\u003eI pour cold soju over my aching heart.\u003cbr\u003eAh . . . I can't go on like this for long.\u003cbr\u003eFor sure, I can't go on like this. \u003cbr\u003e--\"Dawn of Labor\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf I ever kill myself, I'll probably do it at dawn. \u003cbr\u003e--\"For a Peaceful Evening\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe too want to become heaven.\u003cbr\u003eNot a dark clouded heaven\u003cbr\u003ethat presses down, \u003cbr\u003ebut a clear blue heaven\u003cbr\u003eover a world that lifts one another.\u003cbr\u003e--\"Heaven\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nohae Park\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824894049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824894047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Nohae Park","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829460431103,"sku":"9780824894047","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b9e1fee-d1cf-4f6a-b1a0-cabbe06f521a.jpg?v=1708450868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dawn-of-labor-nohae-park-9780824894047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}