When Adam Opens His Eyes (Library of Korean Literature)
Jang Jung-il was born in 1960. Self-educated, Jang’s wide-ranging tastes led him to try his hand at various genres once he began his career as an author. Jang Jung-il is infamous—and has even been jailed—for his erotic and violent fiction. He continues to write, albeit with less controversy, given Korean society’s increasing liberality.Sun-Ae Hwang lives in Seoul, Korea, and has a doctorate in literature.Horace Jeffery Hodges, born in the US, lives in Seoul. He has a PhD in history from UC Berkeley, and works as a professor and an editor.