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#Books on Demand

“A Calf” by Hwang Sun-won

2022-05-17

It was a sorry-looking calf. Its big round eyes were rheumy, and its bony rumps were covered with dried bits of dung. “What a pathetic ...

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Characters from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

2022-05-12

“Romance of the Three Kingdoms” is a Chinese classic novel inspired by the chaotic conflicts among such warlords and noblemen as Liu ...

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“Rainbow” by Kang So-chun

2022-05-10

It is an orphanage where Chun-sik춘식 grew up. Having lost both his parents and his home during the Korean War, Chun-sik passed through several orphanages, ...

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In marking Children’s Day

2022-05-05

Gagok가곡 is a traditional musical genre in which the Korean poetry of sijo시조 is set to orchestra music. Unlike folk songs which anybody can sing, gagok ...

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“Flying Men” by Rho Yang-geun

2022-05-03

Having fallen into the cold stream and hurting his ankle on the rocks, Myeong-gu became too sick to go to school for a few days. Fortunately, Geum-sun ...

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Peculiar musicians

2022-04-28

A Confucian scholar named Jo Su-sam조수삼 wrote about meeting a peculiar haegeum해금 player when he was just a five- or six-year-old boy in the late Joseon ...

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“A Six-person Occupancy Room” by Seo Seong-ran

2022-04-26

The story is set in a hospital room for six in-patients – a patient with a fractured collarbone; a woman in her 50s with enteritis; a 60-something ...

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Yanggeum, Western string instrument

2022-04-21

Korean traditional string instruments such as the gayageum가야금, geomungo거문고, ajaeng아쟁 and haegeum해금 use strings made of silk threads. ...

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“Shadow Game” by Cheon Seon-ran

2022-04-19

Dec. 5, 2027I should write a story about loneliness, maybe about an astronaut like me. The story should be about how she couldn’t bear her home ...

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Songs inspired by the story of Chunhyang

2022-04-14

Spring is an exciting time for both the young and the old. Balmy breezes, warm sunlight, and assorted flowers inspire people to look for new love or ...

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