I Tried to Carry the Mountain on My Back

The story and life of an elder of our time, Sohn Bong-ho, who has worked for the benefit of others and society throughout his life. On justice, ethics, and love. Sohn Bong-ho, emeritus professor at Seoul National University, widely known as a philosopher and civic activist, has published a memoir. In the essay I Tried to Carry the Mountain on My Back, he quietly looked back on his life from childhood to the present. From his childhood during the Japanese occupation and the Korean War, to studying philosophy and theology in the United States and Netherlands, to his work as an educator and civic activist for the weak after returning to Korea.