Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul

An exploration of Seoul -- its landscape and its stories
by Nobel Prize winner J. M. G. Le Clézio



The French writer and Nobel Literature laureate J. M. G. Le Clézio has harbored a keen interest in Korea that not only prompted him to learn and master the Korean language on his own but also inspired his new novel. Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul is Le Clézio's portrait of Seoul--its people and its places--rendered with an intimate familiarity and attention to detail that few non-Korean writers, ...