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Travels

2018-07-04

It’s already July, the time for summer breaks and vacations. Students and workers look forward to this time of the year, as they can enjoy short ...

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#Books on Demand

"Paprika" by Seo Seong-ran

2018-07-03

____The red fruit hanging on the branch falls quivering at the slightest touch of a finger. Jung-il picks up a fruit that fell on its own and rubs it ...

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Baduk and janggi

2018-06-27

In the Goryeo period there was a song titled “Yeseonggang (예성강) River.” Yeseonggang is the river in Hwanghae-do Province, the area ...

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#Books on Demand

"Panmunjeom" by Lee Ho-cheol

2018-06-26

________Panmunjeom is an important place in the modern history of the Korean Peninsula, because it was the only place where the two sides can face ...

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Songs about war and N. Korea

2018-06-20

Pansori used to be a commoners’ art form, but, by the late Joseon period, even the kings came to enjoy pansori so much that they would summon ...

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#Books on Demand

"Her House" by Park Wan-suh

2018-06-19

Park repetitively and consistently described the war and the painful memories associated with it. But her stories were not all about individual ...

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Dano

2018-06-13

In a country in which the staple food is rice, planting rice seedlings is a big agricultural event. It is an anticipated task, but a hard one, and the ...

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#Books on Demand

"The Square" by Choi In-hun

2018-06-12

“The Square” was inspired by the April 19th Revolution in 1960. Back then,most of the stories about division or war in Korea dealt with ...

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Memorial Day

2018-06-06

In ancient China, the reigns of Emperors Yao and Shun (순) were regarded as the most peaceful and prosperous time. One day, Emperor Yao went out to see ...

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#Books on Demand

"The Suffering of Two Generations" by Ha Geun-chan

2018-06-05

____ “The Suffering of Two Generations” begins with the scene in which the father, Man-do, looks forward to the homecoming ...

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