A Purse Full of Tales

Name: A Purse Full of Tales
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Folk Tales from Korea

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This book is a collection of folk tales from both North and South Korea. They have been selected by the authors, with contemporary English speakers in mind, from thousands of such tales. The authors have retold and translated the tales so that they read well and also retain a quintessentially Korean aesthetic quality. In this book readers will find themselves in an exotic world of ancient Oriental charms and wonders. They will encounter traditional Korean dragons, heavenly maidens, dokkaebis (goblins), bluebirds and many eccentric characters such as naughty children, greedy men and strange old people. Many of the tales involve Shamanistic, Buddhist and Taoist cosmology, transporting readers into a surrealistic fantasy world. As in folk tales from other cultures, a considerable number of protagonists in this book face distressing situations and eventually overcome them. These sequences are usually depicted through humour, jest and wit, which will have readers smile in recognition. Korean folk tales have not been widely translated into English. This book will provide an opportunity for readers to develop a good insight into the unique properties of Korean folk tales.

Author Biography:

Chan Young Kim is a freelance translator and writer. He has translated Korean literary works and a large range of Korean cuisine for various newspapers and magazines. Two of his publications are The Preview and Other Stories (co-translated with David Carter) and "Myths of the Health-giving Properties of Korean Cuisine". David Carter was a professor, writer, translator and freelance journalist. He published two dozens of books covering a wide range of fields, including literature, cinema, theatre, psychology and cuisine. Two of his publications related to Korea are Food for Thought and East Asian Cinema

Release date Australia

February 1st, 2019

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Audience

Children / Juvenile

Contributor

Illustrated by John Shelley

Illustrations

20 Illustrations, black and white

Interest Age

From 8 to 12 years

Pages

Dimensions

130x195x15

ISBN-13

9781843916536

Product ID

28330846

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