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Hong Gildong coming soon to Penguin Classics

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Article
http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2016/03/23/hong-gildong-coming-soon-to-penguin-classics/
Journal
London Korean Links
Issued Date
March 23, 2016
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
City
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Book
The story of Hong Gildong
Writer
Heo Kyun
Translator
Korean Classical Literature Institute

About the Author

  • Heo Kyun
  • Birth : 1569 ~ 1618
  • Occupation : Civil servant
  • First Name : Kyun
  • Family Name : Heo
  • Korean Name : 허균
  • ISNI : 0000000081356156
  • Works : 26
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I wonder why it’s taken so long. But coming soon, in a new translation by Minsoo Kang, is The Story of Hong Gildong, “arguably the single most important work of classic Korean fiction,” according to the publishers, Penguin Classics. source: http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2016/03/23/hong-gildong-coming-soon-to-penguin-classics/

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