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Korean Folktales

Edited by J.K. Jackson / Introduction by Perry Miller
Published by Flame Tree 451
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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Everyday folk and fairy tales from Korea with magicians, magistrates, mischievous creatures and devious sprites.

Organized into four sections – Love, Marriage & Family, Powerful Spirits & Mystical Realms, The Magical & the Supernatural, Tales of Animals & Mythical Creatures – this delightful collection gathers together the misadventures of the poor and the rich alike, the heart-warming and the cautious warning tales of everyday life, with folk stories such as Hyung Bo and Nahl Bo, or, The Swallow-King's Rewards, The Magic Invasion of Seoul, The King of the Flowers, The Unmannerly Tiger, Tokgabi and His Pranks and Prince Sandalwood, the Father of Korea.

FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic and the mythic.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Flame Tree 451 (October 10, 2023)
  • Length: 256 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781804175842

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