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Book of Korean Mythology

Name: Book of Korean Mythology
Price: 209 SEK
Availability: PreOrder
ISBN: 9781507226698

From Dokkaebi to Mudang, an Encyclopedia of the Gods, Monsters, and Heroes of Korea

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvHuck Kahng

209 kr

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Korean culture is exploding worldwide—from K-pop and K-dramas to Squid Game and KPop Demon Hunters. And now with The Book of Korean Mythology, the folklore of the gods, monsters, and heroes that shape culture are brought together in this beautifully illustrated collection.From the beautiful Shim Cheong to the vengeful Mongdal Gwishin—get to know the spirits, mythical creatures, and legendary characters of Korean mythology with this illustrated guide! In The Book of Korean Mythology, you’ll meet forty of the most majestic, mischievous, and fascinating figures in Korean culture. Explore the profiles of ambitious serpents, peculiar shape-shifters, guardian trees, and more. Learn their stories and the lessons they teach, how they’ve evolved, and where you might have bumped into them in Korean pop culture. Whether you know these characters from your favorite movies or you’re meeting them for the first time, there’s so much to be discovered. Get the who, what, when, where, and why behind these legendary Korean myths!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-11-19
Mått152 x 203 x 17 mm
Vikt397 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieWorld Mythology and Folklore Series
Antal sidor256
FörlagAdams Media Corporation
IllustratörMichelle Wang
ISBN9781507226698

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Huck Kahng is a Korean translator and author living in Canada. He has translated many popular titles for the Korean audience, including the Harry Potter series, The Wheel of Time series, and Project Hail Mary: he’s also published several books in Korean, and most recently self-published Mythical Creatures, a guide to using Korean folklore as a basis for fantasy worldbuilding. He shares Korean myths and folklore on his substack, The K-Lore Library.Michelle Wang is an artist based in California. Her artworks are inspired by anime and manga, as well as pop culture, old magazines and photographs, and the beautiful outdoors. Her pieces aim to elicit feelings of awe and serenity through a painterly style, flowing lines, clean details, and nature-inspired colors. Michelle is also a student at UC Berkeley studying computer science, and in her free time enjoys designing and programming apps, as well as practicing yoga and taking long walks with her sister. Her works can be found under the username @NuttyMelon on social media and Etsy.