Like one who keeps afloat in a shipwreck by climbing to the top of a mast that is already crumbling. But from there he has a chance to give a signal leading to his rescue. The kind of fame we desire, however, is a fame we can enjoy while we are alive, not posthumous fame.
Posthumous fame is more difficult to achieve than that gained during one's lifetime.
This applies to Sunwoo Hui without doubt. The Chosun Ilbo newspaper company for which he worked, and a few literary figures, are now publishing the posthumous edition of the Complete Works of Sunwoo Hui. It shows that the love and enthusiasm of people towards the late author is still enormous, although a complete evaluation of his life and literary achievement is yet to be made. When Flame was first published, his fame flared up into flame. After Flame, however, his works were criticized for having lost historicity by a few people who were thirsty for hard realism.