| Kuunmong: The Cloud Dream of the Nine Contributor(s): Kim, Manjung (Author), Gale, James S. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 4902075032 ISBN-13: 9784902075038 Publisher: Kurodahan Press OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: Kuunmong: The Cloud Dream of the Nine A Korean novel: a story of true faith tested by worldly ambition, set in Tang Dynasty China; a love story, and a classic expression of Confucian values in conflict with Buddhist beliefs. By Kim Manjung (1617-1682), a public servant and courtier at the highest level, later a political exile, in seventeenth century Korea. Translated by James S. Gale (1863-1937), one of the most important early figures in the encounter between modern Korea and the English-speaking world. This edition features a 1922 introduction to the work by Elspet Keith Robertson Scott, and new introductory and interpretative essays by Susanna Fessler, State University of New York at Albany, and by Francisca Cho, Georgetown University |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 274 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The most famous Korean novel of all: a story of true faith tested by worldly ambition, set in Tang Dynasty China; a love story, and a classic expression of Confucian values in conflict with Buddhist beliefs. Penned by Kim Manjung (1617-1682), a public servant and courtier at the highest level, later a political exile, in seventeenth century Korea. Translated by James S. Gale (1863-1937), one of the most important early figures in the encounter between modern Korea and the English-speaking world. |
