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Encounter : a novel of nineteenth-century Korea /
This historical novel, Encounter (Mannam), by Hahn Moo-Sook, one of Asia's most honored writers, is a story of the resilience in the Korean spirit. It is told through the experiences of Tasan, a high-ranking official and foremost Neo-Confucian scholar at the beginning of the nineteenth century....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Korean |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1992.
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| Colección: | Voices from Asia ;
5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This historical novel, Encounter (Mannam), by Hahn Moo-Sook, one of Asia's most honored writers, is a story of the resilience in the Korean spirit. It is told through the experiences of Tasan, a high-ranking official and foremost Neo-Confucian scholar at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Because of Tasan's fascination with Western learning, then synonymous with Catholicism, he is exiled to a remote province for 18 years. In banishment he meets people from various social and religious backgrounds-Buddhist monks, peasants, shamans-whom he would not otherwise have met. The events of Tasan' |
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| Notas: | Translation of: Mannam. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 325 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780520911086 0520911083 0585130612 9780585130613 9780520073807 0520073800 9780520073814 0520073819 |