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- 78 pages
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This book includes two short stories by South Korean writer Seo Hajin: "Hong Gildong" and "The Woodcutter and the Nymph." In "Hong Gildong," Seo draws from an early Korean tale to tell the story of a man wading through a midlife crisis. After seeing a psychiatrist, he seeks release from his present condition and wishes that a straw man would come to take his place. "The Woodcutter and the Nymph," based on a Korean folktale, tells the story of a Korean American woman vacationing in the Northern Mariana Islands. She remembers incidents from her troubled past and feels trapped and alienated from her childhood home.
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Hong Gildong, Hajin Seo
- Language
- Released
- 2007
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €10.99
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- Title
- Hong Gildong
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Hajin Seo
- Publisher
- Jimoondang
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 78
- ISBN10
- 898809591X
- ISBN13
- 9788988095911
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- Description
- This book includes two short stories by South Korean writer Seo Hajin: "Hong Gildong" and "The Woodcutter and the Nymph." In "Hong Gildong," Seo draws from an early Korean tale to tell the story of a man wading through a midlife crisis. After seeing a psychiatrist, he seeks release from his present condition and wishes that a straw man would come to take his place. "The Woodcutter and the Nymph," based on a Korean folktale, tells the story of a Korean American woman vacationing in the Northern Mariana Islands. She remembers incidents from her troubled past and feels trapped and alienated from her childhood home.