Kim Siseup 金時習
wandering writer · Joseon Korea · 1435–1493
Famous as a prodigy at five, he burned his books when King Sejo took the throne from his nephew, and wandered for the rest of his life. He wrote Geumo sinhwa, the first collection of stories in classical Chinese by a Korean.
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later 15th century
Now clear, then rain again; rain, then clear again. If Heaven's way is like this, how much more the hearts of men. The one who praised me turns and runs me down. The one who fled from fame goes seeking fame himself.
乍晴還雨雨還晴 天道猶然況世情
譽我便是還毀我 逃名却自爲求名Maewoldang jip, "Now Clear, Now Rain"
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