This 13th century historical classic, written by a monk, merges myths and folktales into the ancient history of Korea. Detailed annotation by translators and scholars helps bridge the gaps between both culture and centuries, bringing richness to this a rare authentic voice of Korea’s past.
I have been inspired, once more, to re-learn my native tongue.
Last year my husband and I hosted a wonderful thanksgiving with friends and my mom.
Ever since my children were born, I have lost the ability to watch anything other than comedies.
Rich language describes a Korean-Japanese-American former WWII medic living quietly in Connecticut in a small provincial town.
Born in 1900, Lee’s aristocratic Christian family fled Korea in 1905, fearful of the plight of their famiy with Japan’s growing political influence and imminent colonial takeover.
An anthology of 12 post-1945 Korean fiction, in translation, includes brief biographies of each author.
Lillias Horton was a doctor who went to Korea in 1888 as a Christian humanitarian missionary, whereupon she married one of the first Presbyterian missionaries to land in Korea, Horace Underwood. They traveled throughout Korea for fifteen years,and were connected to the Korean court.
This fictionalized story tells the sorrowful story of a simple orphan girl, in postwar Korea (mid-late 1950s) who works in a gourd shop.
A Korean war vet returns after 21 years to search for the houseboy, a onetime street urchin, he had during the war.