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#Books on Demand

“Sakmae and Jami” by Kim Byeol-ah

2018-04-10

Kim Byeol-ah reportedly likes historical fictions very much. “Sakmae and Jami” is her first attempt at writing a historical and fantasy ...

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Seasonal holidays in spring

2018-04-04

Cheongmyeong (청명), meaning a “clearing sky,” is the fifth out of 24 seasonal divisions of Korea. It usually falls on April 4th or 5th. Hansik (한식), ...

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“Samryong the Mute” by Na Do-hyang

2018-04-03

____o-yeongNa Do-hyang, who had shown romanticist tendencies when he first published his stories, turned his creative orientation to realism ...

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Arirang variations

2018-03-28

People often regard folk songs as old songs created a long, long time ago. Most old music pieces disappear over time or stay unchanged in their forms ...

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"A Lucky Day" by Hyun Jin-geon

2018-03-27

It was actually the unluckiest day for the main character. This writer created a very witty title for the story. It seemed to be a lucky day, but turned ...

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Master pansori singers

2018-03-21

Here is a story from some 300 years ago, when pansori was regarded as something that only lowly clowns did to entertain commoners. A young boy from ...

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“The Love of Dunhuang” by Yun Hu-myong

2018-03-20

Yun is a writer who consistently wrote about discovering individual self ever since his debut. He has shown in his works his journey to find himself, ...

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Song of heartbreak

2018-03-14

The oldest surviving song of Korea is “Gongmudohaga” written in the Gojoseon (고조선) period, an ancient kingdom that was estimated to be founded in ...

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“The Crane” by Hwang Sun-won

2018-03-13

“Let’s go crane hunting before we go!”____His works steadfastly contain his faith in humanity, which cannot be destroyed ...

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Creatures of the spring

2018-03-07

Yesterday was Gyeongchip (경칩), the third of 24 seasonal divisions on the lunar calendar. The Chinese characters, “gyeong”, meaning to be surprised, ...

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