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#Books on Demand

"Renting Solitude" by Kim Kyung-uk

2020-11-10

K had rented ‘generosity’ from the site that rents anything. The protagonist ended up joining the rental site as well.# Interview ...

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Music related to the blind

2020-11-04

In the Joseon period, there was a government program which selected musically talented people from the blind population and employed them as court ...

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"The Night That an Omelet Ran Away" by Yun Ko-eun

2020-11-03

It was the time when avian influenza devastated the local poultry industry and drove up egg prices sky high. Luckily, event organizing company Happy ...

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Boating Songs

2020-10-28

Su Dongpo is one of the most acclaimed poets in Chinese history. During the 11th century Song Dynasty, he was demoted to a local government official ...

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"Stationery Vendor" by Hwang Sun-won

2020-10-27

Interview by literary critic Jeon So-yeongThe day Mr. Seo met that woman could very well have been the most cherished day of his life. He was never ...

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Music about hand-written letters

2020-10-21

Handwritten letters are hard to find these days, as people prefer easier and faster forms of communication such as phone calls or text messages. ...

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"High Voltage Lines" by Cho Sun-jak

2020-10-20

Cho Sun-jak’s “High Voltage line,” published in 1974, starts with this scene between a 37-year-old man and his wife. The story ...

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Singers from good families

2020-10-14

Joseon-era gentlemen used to take music as a way to refine their bodies and minds. So, even music-loving gentlemen used to play only slow, gentle ...

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"My Girlfriend's Cute Dating Life" by Yun Young-su (Part 2)

2020-10-13

Interview by literature critic Jeon So-yeongYang-mi is a very nice girl, which makes her situation so heartbreaking. She works hard and supports ...

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King Sejong as a music lover

2020-10-07

October 9th is Hangeul Day in Korea, the day to celebrate the creation of the Korean alphabet system invented by King Sejong. Hangeul has one of the ...

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