Lee Tae-Sang is a journalist, columnist, and published author of twenty-five books. This includes five translations into Korean: Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, The Garden of the Prophet, Spirits Rebellious, Nymphs of the Valley, and Thomas Mann's Transposed Heads. He has worked within the publishing industry in both Korea and England and is the founder of an online newspaper. He studied religion and philosophy and owned several businesses. As a court interpreter for the City of New York for the past 18 years, he has found the ideal place to reflect on the path of his unpredictable, global life and observe the present human condition.