The Story of Hong Gildong
Traducere de Minsoo Kangen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 iul 2016
*Selected as a Best Book of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post*
The Story of Hong Gildong is arguably the single most important work of classic Korean fiction. A fantastic story of adventure, it has been adapted into countless movies, television shows, novels, and comics in Korea. Until now, the earliest and fullest text of this incredible fable has been inaccessible to English readers.
Hong Gildong, the brilliant but illegitimate son of a noble government minister, cannot advance in society due to his second-class status, so he leaves home and becomes the leader of a band of outlaws. On the way to building his own empire and gaining acceptance from his family, Hong Gildong vanquishes assassins, battles monsters, and conquers kingdoms. Minsoo Kang's expressive and lively new translation finally makes the authoritative text of this premodern tale available in English, reintroducing a noble and righteous outlaw and sharing a beloved hallmark of Korean culture.
"Hong Gildong is an iconic figure in the Korean literary canon...He's the mythic center of a sometimes-delightful, sometimes-unsettling tale, and it's time the Western world gets to know him." -NPR
"[A] marvel-filled swashbuckler...Besides being half fairy tale, half social protest novel, The Story of Hong Gildong possesses a profound resonance for modern Koreans." -Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143107699
ISBN-10: 0143107690
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 133 x 198 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0143107690
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 133 x 198 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Minsoo
Kang
is
an
associate
professor
of
European
history
at
University
of
Missouri-St.
Louis.
He
is
the
author
of
Sublime
Dreams
of
Living
Machines:
The
Automaton
in
the
European
Imagination
and
co-editor
of
Visions
of
the
Industrial
Age,
1830
-
1914:
Modernity
and
the
Anxiety
of
Representation
in
Europe.
Recenzii
Half
fairy
tale,
half
social
protest
novel,The
Story
of
Hong
Gildongis
nothing
less
than
the
story
of
modern
Korea
itself