Third person predominates matching the usually reserved, indicative and close observation of the Korean cityscape and its miniaturized spots of nature, and also observations of Koreans and their society. The pilgrimage aspect is mainly reflections on Korean experiences and their results on the writer; it is not a quest for an absolute or higher end. Poetic structure varies e.g. being based on syllable count, repeated sound (assonance/alliteration) or image. Extensive footnotes offer assistance to non-native English language readers, in vocabulary, related poems and culture points. The intended audience is university-aged and older Koreans as well as overseas readers interested in that dynamic and often surprising nation.
Книга об истории Чон Ё Рипа, ученого, обладавшего выдающимися знаниями и духом в середине правления династии Чосон, который умело замыслил восстание. Книга представляет собой исторический роман, основанный на мнении, что это заговор и настоящая история сфабрикована, длинный роман, напоминающий нам о тщетности политических конфликтов