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Mrs. Shim Is a Killer

A Novel

by Kang Jiyoung ...

When a middle-aged widowed loses her job at the butcher shop, she’s at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she’s offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses in this darkly humorous bestselling Korean thriller.Mrs. Shim needs money. She’s lost her husband and her job, and she's got three mouths to feed at her kitchen table. If she doesn't find work soon, she and her ... Read more

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When a middle-aged widowed loses her job at the butcher shop, she’s at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she’s offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses in this darkly humorous bestselling Korean thriller.Mrs. Shim needs money. She’s lost her husband and her job, and she's got three mouths to feed at her kitchen table. If she doesn't find work soon, she and her
... Read more

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Honey in the Wound

A Novel

by Jiyoung Han ...

A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother’s voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others’ dreams. These women are all of one lineage—a Korean ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother’s voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others’ dreams. These women are all of one lineage—a Korean
... Read more

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King's Maker, Volume 2

by Haga, Kang Jiyoung ...

Series Book 2 - King's Maker
An ascending prince, or an obedient pawn? The second volume of the hit BL manhwa by Haga and Kang JiyoungWith the help of Soohyuk Shin, Wolfgang has managed to pass his first test as fourth prince. Resolving the tax dispute with the Duchy of Ulysses has won him potential allies, but a new challenge soon arises. The fifth prince is returning to the palace, and the event will mark Wolfgang’s ... Read more

$9.99 USD

An ascending prince, or an obedient pawn? The second volume of the hit BL manhwa by Haga and Kang JiyoungWith the help of Soohyuk Shin, Wolfgang has managed to pass his first test as fourth prince. Resolving the tax dispute with the Duchy of Ulysses has won him potential allies, but a new challenge soon arises. The fifth prince is returning to the palace, and the event will mark Wolfgang’s
... Read more
King's Maker, Volume 3

by Haga, Kang Jiyoung ...

Series Book 3 - King's Maker
It’s always darkest before the dawn. The third and final volume of the hit BL manhwa by Haga and Kang Jiyoung. Time has passed since Soohyuk Shin was banished from the palace, and rebellion is brewing in the kingdom of Goldenleonard. Left alone, Wolfgang Goldenleonard, the fourth prince, gathers his allies in the shadows. As plans for his uprising fall into place, Wolfgang carefully distances ... Read more

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It’s always darkest before the dawn. The third and final volume of the hit BL manhwa by Haga and Kang Jiyoung. Time has passed since Soohyuk Shin was banished from the palace, and rebellion is brewing in the kingdom of Goldenleonard. Left alone, Wolfgang Goldenleonard, the fourth prince, gathers his allies in the shadows. As plans for his uprising fall into place, Wolfgang carefully distances
... Read more
King's Maker, Volume 1

by Haga, Kang Jiyoung ...

Series Book 1 - King's Maker
A rebellious prince, once thought dead. A noble’s son, held captive by a deviant king. A bold plot that could change the fate of a kingdom.When Wolfgang is forced to move into the royal palace and take up his rightful seat as the fourth prince of Goldenleonard, he catches the eye of Soohyuk Shin, the son of the minister of foreign affairs. Soohyuk, forced to serve as one of the king’s beloved ... Read more

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A rebellious prince, once thought dead. A noble’s son, held captive by a deviant king. A bold plot that could change the fate of a kingdom.When Wolfgang is forced to move into the royal palace and take up his rightful seat as the fourth prince of Goldenleonard, he catches the eye of Soohyuk Shin, the son of the minister of foreign affairs. Soohyuk, forced to serve as one of the king’s beloved
... Read more
King's Maker: Triple Crown, Volume 1

by Haga, Kang Jiyoung ...

Series Book 1 - King's Maker: Triple Crown
The king is dead. Long live Wolfgang Goldenleonard. King's Maker returns and turns up the heat in this mature-rated sequel series to the beloved BL manhwa.Since deposing his despotic father and treacherous brothers, Wolfgang has brought a new age to the Kingdom of Goldenleonard with the help of Soohyuk Shin. Tyranny and suffering are things of the past, but there is still much work to be done. ... Read more

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The king is dead. Long live Wolfgang Goldenleonard. King's Maker returns and turns up the heat in this mature-rated sequel series to the beloved BL manhwa.Since deposing his despotic father and treacherous brothers, Wolfgang has brought a new age to the Kingdom of Goldenleonard with the help of Soohyuk Shin. Tyranny and suffering are things of the past, but there is still much work to be done.
... Read more
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Mrs. Shim Is a Killer

A Novel

by Kang Jiyoung ...

Narrated by Jennifer J. Kim, Chan Woo Lim ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

When a middle-aged widowed loses her job at the butcher shop, she’s at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she’s offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses in this darkly humorous bestselling Korean thriller.Mrs. Shim needs money. She’s lost her husband and her job, and she's got three mouths to feed at her kitchen table. If she doesn't find work soon, she and her ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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When a middle-aged widowed loses her job at the butcher shop, she’s at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she’s offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses in this darkly humorous bestselling Korean thriller.Mrs. Shim needs money. She’s lost her husband and her job, and she's got three mouths to feed at her kitchen table. If she doesn't find work soon, she and her
... Read more

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Popular Nationalism and War

by Jiyoung Ko ...

Does nationalism lead to interstate war? This book challenges the existing presumption about the link between nationalism and war and systematically investigates how popular nationalism affects a country's decision to launch military aggression. In doing so, the book makes a provocative and novel claim that popular nationalism has not only a conflict-inducing effect but also a restraining effect ... Read more

$21.89 USD

Does nationalism lead to interstate war? This book challenges the existing presumption about the link between nationalism and war and systematically investigates how popular nationalism affects a country's decision to launch military aggression. In doing so, the book makes a provocative and novel claim that popular nationalism has not only a conflict-inducing effect but also a restraining effect
... Read more
A Linguistic Image of Womanhood in South Korea

by Jieun Kiaer, Jiyoung Shin ...

Series series Routledge Studies in East Asian Translation
A Linguistic Image of Womanhood in South Korea examines the verbal and non-verbal techniques used by contemporary South Korean women to navigate their society.South Korea is extremely hierarchical, and this is expressed through a complex array of different politeness levels in words, gestures, and behaviours. These hierarchies were formed over 500 years ago with the introduction of Neo ... Read more

$54.99 USD

A Linguistic Image of Womanhood in South Korea examines the verbal and non-verbal techniques used by contemporary South Korean women to navigate their society.South Korea is extremely hierarchical, and this is expressed through a complex array of different politeness levels in words, gestures, and behaviours. These hierarchies were formed over 500 years ago with the introduction of Neo
... Read more
Togani

by Ji-young Gong, Bruce Fulton ...

Translated by Bruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton ...

Series series Modern Korean Fiction
Atmospheric and fast-paced, this novel of manners set in a provincial South Korean city leads readers through the silent corridors of a school for hearing-impaired children and the city’s foggy back streets and murky centers of power to a stirring courtroom climax. Gong Ji-young’s Togani (The Crucible), published in Korean in 2009, is based on a historic case of child sexual abuse at a state-run ... Read more

$20.89 USD

Atmospheric and fast-paced, this novel of manners set in a provincial South Korean city leads readers through the silent corridors of a school for hearing-impaired children and the city’s foggy back streets and murky centers of power to a stirring courtroom climax. Gong Ji-young’s Togani (The Crucible), published in Korean in 2009, is based on a historic case of child sexual abuse at a state-run
... Read more
The Sounds of Korean

by Jiyoung Shin, Jieun Kiaer, Jaeeun Cha ...

This introduction to the sounds of Korean is designed for English-speaking students with no prior knowledge of the language and includes online sound files, which demonstrate the sounds and pronunciation described. It will be an invaluable resource for students of Korean wanting to understand the basis of the current state of Korean phonetics and phonology, as well as for those studying Korean ... Read more

$33.69 USD

This introduction to the sounds of Korean is designed for English-speaking students with no prior knowledge of the language and includes online sound files, which demonstrate the sounds and pronunciation described. It will be an invaluable resource for students of Korean wanting to understand the basis of the current state of Korean phonetics and phonology, as well as for those studying Korean
... Read more
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Honey in the Wound

A Novel

by Jiyoung Han ...

Narrated by Greta Jung ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother’s voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others’ dreams. These women are all of one lineage—a Korean ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother’s voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others’ dreams. These women are all of one lineage—a Korean
... Read more

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