시련은 있어도 실패는 없다: 나의 삶 나의 이상

Summary

In this Korean-language memoir, Chung Ju-yung describes his life and the work of building Hyundai. The contents move from leaving his farming home and running a rice shop to construction, the Ulsan shipyard, Middle Eastern contracts and the motor business. Later sections address public life, the role of government, thrift, the duties of a business leader and Chung’s hopes for future projects. The work first appeared before the later memoir translated as Born of This Land. The checked record is a 2001 Korean reissue, with publisher-supplied contents and a book excerpt. It gives readers another direct account of Chung’s business thinking, with substantial overlap in the life events he recounts.

• SourcePublisher-supplied description, contents and original excerpt at YES24 · 책소개; 목차 Parts 1–3; original 책 속으로 excerpt p. 91; bibliographic fields: author 정주영, 제삼기획, 2001-05-31, ISBN 9788973400539.Checked 2026-10-28
• SourceKAIST library — Korean memoir edition · Title/subtitle, author 정주영, 제삼기획 2001, ISBN-10 8973400533.Checked 2026-10-28
• SourceJeollanam-do government training-library catalog · Catalog identifies this title, Chung as author and 제삼기획 1991; distinguishes its original publication from the later Born of This Land work.Checked 2026-10-28

Why read it Our view

For readers of Korean, use the construction, overseas-contracting and management sections to compare Chung’s own explanations of expansion and leadership. Read it alongside independent histories. Its overlap with the later memoir is real, so choose it for the earlier account and its distinct business reflections.