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"History of Respect" by Nam Han

2018-08-28

Interview by author Nam HanThis new technology has brought about a world where everyone is rich. But what could satisfy people in such a society? ...

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Farming tool and seasonal milestone

2018-08-22

Hallyu or the Korean cultural wave is again gaining attention with the worldwide popularity of the South Korean boyband BTS and an interesting online ...

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"Cliff of Myth" by Han Mal-suk

2018-08-21

Jin-young had a value system that was hard to imagine for the 1950s. She was a young woman living a shockingly loose life. She was working as a dancer ...

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Patriotic songs

2018-08-15

One day in 1917, when World War I as raging on, prisoners of war were singing songs at a concentration camp in Germany. It was part of a linguistic project ...

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"Captain Lee" by Jeon Kwang-yong

2018-08-14

The main character of “Captain Lee” is a surgeon named Lee In-gook. He came down to South Korea during the Korean War with nothing but ...

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Yun Seon-do

2018-08-08

Joseon-era Neo-Confucian scholar and poet Yun Seon-do윤선도 is thought to have been a lucky fellow who got to enjoy the scenic Bogil보길 Island. But he ...

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"Gongsantowol" written by Lee Mun-ku

2018-08-07

_____The main character then remembers a man who sacrificed himself to help other people. “Gongsantowol” was written to commemorate ...

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Reading out loud

2018-08-01

People don’t read books or poems out loud these days unless it’s a special occasion. But in the old days reading was considered something ...

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“When the Buckwheat Blossoms” by Lee Hyo-seok

2018-07-31

_____Lee Hyo-seok was born in 1907 in Bongpyeong, Pyeongchang County, Gangwon-do Province. The description of the 30-kilometer route from Bongpyeong ...

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Music concerts

2018-07-25

Late Joseon era philosopher and scientist Hong Dae-yong loved music and enjoyed playing the geomungo. He is known to have developed a new playing ...

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