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Kuunmong

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Title Sub
The Cloud Dream of the Nine
Author
كيم مان
Co-Author
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Translator
James S. Gale
Publisher
Kurodahan Press
Published Year
2003
Country
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > Joseon Dynasty

Original Title
구운몽
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Guunmong
ISBN
9784902075038
Page
-
Volume

About the Author

  • Kim Man Jung
  • Birth : 1637 ~ 1689
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Man Jung
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김만중
  • ISNI : 0000000121349525
  • Works : 36
About the Original Work
  • 구운몽
  • Author : Kim Man Jung
  • Published Year : 1687
  • English Title : The Nine Cloud Dream
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  • English(English)

The Cloud Dream of the Nine (Kuunmong) is a seventeenth century Korean novel set in ninth century China. On the surface it is an entertaining tale of a young man who travels through two lifetimes accompanied by eight beautiful maidens; at its core, it is philosophical novel about Buddhism and Confucianism. The author, Kim Manjung, wrote the novel while in exile, reputedly to console his mother. The result has pleased thousands of readers in the following ages.

Source: http://www.kurodahan.com/mt/e/articles/k0001arte-b.html

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