Book Review: Understanding Korean Literature
So what are the unique points about Korean literature? How does it fit into the context of Korean history? What are some major works that I should read?
Read MoreSo what are the unique points about Korean literature? How does it fit into the context of Korean history? What are some major works that I should read?
Read MoreDirector Bong Joon Ho might be the most famous South Korean director in the world right now, but back in the 60s it was Director Shin Sang ok who was known as the ‘Prince of South Korean Cinema’. He won the first international film prize for the country and his success did not go unnoticed in North Korea by film buff and North Korean leader-to-be Kim Jong Il.
Read MoreThe Drama Crash Landing on You set mainly in North Korea is the second highest rated drama in Korean cable history. The book Nothing to Envy covers the real lives of people in the North.
Read Morea fascinating book because of the unusual subject matter. The story offers insight into how the Japanese Occupation (and defeat in WW2) affected ordinary Korean families.
Read MoreBooks on Korean calligraphy in English are few and far between. So when I saw this book, I had to buy it immediately!
Read MoreI love this little book by a Korean monk on Buddhism and it will join my modest, but growing collection of books on Buddhism along with the Compass of Zen.
Read MoreI just binge-watched Sky Castle (SKY 캐슬) the highest-rated drama in Korean cable TV history. There are 20 episodes and
Read MoreI got a bad feeling when I saw North Korean dissident artist Sun Mu’s work exhibited on the floor. It
Read MoreIntimate Strangers 완벽한 타인 (2018) Several of my adult students have been talking about this film which topped the box
Read MoreIn an easy, conversational style, Korean-American political scientist Chong Sik Lee attempts to analyse controversial President Park Chung-hee.
Read MoreWho doesn’t like a fusion historical zombie thriller!? What? Not a zombie fan? I didn’t think I was either, but
Read MoreThe Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong (1735 –1816) are a fascinating glimpse into the life of someone with first hand experience of an infamous historical event in Korean history.
Read MoreThere are still relatively few non-fiction books written about Korea, but this one by New York Times Bestselling author Simon
Read MoreThis fusion historical romance was Lee Young-ae’s comeback drama after starring in the blockbuster Jewel in the Palace (MBC) back in
Read MoreFrom zombies to romance here are 5 suggestions for films over the festive season. I watched all these films on
Read MoreBeauty Inside (뷰티 인사이드 byuti insaideu 2015) is a romantic comedy with a simple but quirky idea: What if your physical body
Read MoreThe novel The Calligrapher’s Daughter (2009) by Korean American writer Eugenia Kim gives a captivating look into life in the early 20th century.
Read MoreI imagined this book would be pretty gloomy, but somehow it isn’t. The tone is matter-of-fact as Hyeonseo Lee retells her remarkable story which starts from her childhood in North Korea
Read MoreThese days, there are more and more contemporary female writers on the best seller lists. And now to add to the list, the Korean feminist novel Kim Ji Young born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo
Read Morea collection of 12 stories told from different points of view. And the stories have a dark, unstable vibe in an atmosphere where the threat of violence is never far away
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