A Hole Gets Bigger Whenever You Work on It

by Moo Cho

Overview

The beauty of a proverb rests in its simplicity. Any children can use them as they see fit and refine them as they grow older with newer wisdom.
A collection of essays, A Hole Gets Bigger Whenever You Work on It, introduces 100 Korean proverbs and their meanings, emphasizing how universal these messages are in both Eastern and Western cultures. Though gentle and often humorous, these proverbs, derived from the everyday experience and lives of Korean ancestors, offer the time-tested wisdom that crosses continents as well as generations. This book is a sequel to the first two volumes, The Tongue Can Break Bones, and Easier to See Jeong (Love) Leaving than Arriving, each also having introduced 100 proverbs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666245936
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/01/2021
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Moo-Jung Cho (???, or pen-name C. Bonaventure) was raised in Korea for the first quarter of his life. After successive post-baccalaureate degrees in Canada and the United States, he spent 40 years working as a pharmaceutical chemist both in an industry setting and academia. After retiring in 2013, he began interpreting Korean proverbs in three essay collections, all in English to promote Korean culture and disseminate the wisdom therein. These essays should offer a counter-balance to the “fast and furious” pace of modern living.
Since May 2018, he has resided in Las Vegas with his wife June. She is a faculty member of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.