Hahn Moo-Sook was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1918. She has received many prestigious awards, including the "Republic of Korea Samil Culture Award (1989) and the "Korean Academy of Arts Prize for Literature (1991). Ok Young Kim Chang was born in Seoul, Korea, and received the Korean Culture and Arts Foundation's "Best New Translator Award. She now lives in Connecticut. Don Baker is Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University of British Columbia. He has written widely on Korean religions.