An Irish priest’s calling to spread Korean literature
Korean translation | Sacred translation
It is not easy to find a foreigner who hasn’t let his passion for Korea and its culture wane even slightly after a long period of living in this country.
Kevin O’Rourke, a 70-year-old Irish priest from the Missionary Society of Saint Columban in Seongbuk, northern Seoul, however, is noted as the first foreigner to earn a doctoral degree in Korean literature and for his English-language translations of Korean literary works, and his passion shows no sign of cooling.