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When the Buckwheat Flowers Bloom[1][2] (Korean: 메밀꽃 필 무렵) also translated as The Buckwheat Season[3][4] is a 1936 short story by Korean writer Lee Hyo-seok. That story has been described as "widely known to Koreans for its lyrical qualities", [5] "outstanding" [6] and a "modern classic", [7] and even "the pinnacle of literary art in ...
Kongjwi and Patjwi (Korean: 콩쥐 팥쥐, also romanized as "Kongji and Patzzi") is a traditional Korean romance story from the Joseon Dynasty. It is the story of humble Kongji's triumph over adversity. The moral of the story is that virtuous people who think positively and work diligently will be happy, encapsulating the Western proverb ...
McCune–Reischauer. Honggiltongjŏn. Hong Gildong jeon (Korean: 홍길동전) is a Korean novel, often translated as The Biography of Hong Gildong, written during the Joseon Dynasty. The novel is considered an iconic piece of Korean literature and culture. Hong Gildong, an illegitimate son of a nobleman and his lowborn concubine, is the main ...
Sijo (Korean pronunciation: [ɕi.dʑo]) is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged during the Goryeo dynasty, flourished during the Joseon dynasty, and is still written today. [1] Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14–16 syllables, for a total of 42–48: theme (3, 4,4,4 ...
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In Korea, it has been widely transmitted orally under titles such as Brother and sister who became the Sun and Moon or The Sun and the Moon. The earliest recorded and reported material is the contents presented above, which is The Sun and the Moon [ 7 ] (written by Zong In Sob), narrated by O Su-hwa in South Gyeongsang Province in 1911.
One Lucky Day (Korean: 운수 좋은 날) is a 1924 realistic novel written by Hyun Jin-geon, first published by Gaebyeok. One rainy day, "good luck" comes to the old rickshaw -porter Kim, who has not seen money for ten days because of bad luck. He is able to get two customers and earn 80 jeon in the morning alone. While going back home, he is ...
Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese. For much of Korea's 1,500 years of literary history, it was written in Hanja. It is commonly divided into classical and modern periods, although this distinction is sometimes unclear.