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#Books on Demand

"Mountain Road" by Ji Ha-ryun

2020-03-03

March Special “Women in Literature”Episode 1 “Mountain Road” by Ji Ha-ryun“Mountain Road,” published ...

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Music for shamanistic rituals

2020-02-26

Ghut굿, a blanket term for Korean shamanistic rituals, was once suppressed as a superstitious practice that should be eradicated. But now, it’s ...

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"Spring, Spring" by Kim Yu-jeong

2020-02-25

Kim Yu-jeong’s “Spring, Spring,” published in 1935, is an amusing short story about a conflict between a simple, innocent ...

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Music for shamanistic rituals

2020-02-19

Ghut굿, a blanket term for Korean shamanistic rituals, was once suppressed as a superstitious practice that should be eradicated. But now, it’s ...

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"Goodbye, Harley" by Bae Sang-min

2020-02-18

Mothers living in the main character’s apartment complex generally want their children to go to top universities and get jobs in big corporations. Around ...

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Regional characteristics in music

2020-02-12

Just as each region in Korea has its own distinct dialect, music also has regional characteristics that indicate where it originated. For instance, ...

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"Beautiful Face" by Song Ki-won

2020-02-11

Interview by literature critic Jeon So-yeongThe face is not only a part of the body, but also a vessel that shows a person’s identity. The main ...

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Spring Rituals

2020-02-05

Yesterday was Ipchun(입춘) in Korea, the beginning of spring. However, the temperatures around Ipchun(입춘) belie the seasonal title, since it’s ...

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"The Big Mountain" by Lee Ho-cheol

2020-02-04

Her story was that she had thrown the shoe over someone else’s wall. Early the next morning, the homeowner who found the rubber shoe must have ...

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Japga, songs for the commoners

2020-01-29

There were times when social class distinction was very clear. Even music differed for people in different social classes. The music played for ...

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