Of Tales and Enigmas (Hardcover)

A beautiful lady who can only be seen from far away, a machine that generates an entire civilization, a king who loves the hidden life of an inanimate statue, a city that appears once a year across a great chasm, an ancient Korean king assassinated in the dark of the night, a ghost that haunts soldiers on the DMZ - these are just some of the marvels you will encounter in these stories from the transcultural and metafictional imagination of Minsoo Kang. In diverse narratives grouped under the titles of Tales from a Lost History, Fables of the Dream World, and Stories from an Imaginary Homeland, Kang explores the nature and possibilities of storytelling itself as he spins out variations on an episodic theme, reinterprets an old myth, and struggles with a past that seeks a voice in the present. The result is a marvelously surrealistic landscape where histories, ideas, and legends freely intermingle and dance to the music of wonder and longing.

General

Imprint:	Prime Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	August 2006
Authors:	Minsoo Kang
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-8095-5797-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy
LSN:	0-8095-5797-5
Barcode:	9780809557974

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