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The nine cloud dream / Kim Man-jung ; translated with an introduction and notes by Heinz Insu Fenkl.
Van Pelt Library PL989.415.M3 K813 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kim, Man-jung, 1637-1692, author.
- Series:
- Penguin classics
- Standardized Title:
- Kuunmong. English
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist monks--Fiction.
- Buddhist monks.
- Buddhist philosophy--Fiction.
- Buddhist philosophy.
- Korean fiction--To 1900--Translations into English.
- Korean fiction.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Translations.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 255 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Other Title:
- 9 cloud dream
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- Written in seventeenth-century Korea, this classic novel's wondrous story begins when a young monk living on a sacred Lotus Peak in China succumbs to the temptation of eight fairy maidens. For doubting his mother's Buddhist teachings, the monk is forced to endure a strange punishment: reincarnation as the most ideal of men. On his journey through this new life full of material, martial, and sensual accomplishments beyond his wildest dreams, each success brings him closer and closer to finally comprehending the fundamental truths of the Buddhist's teachings. Like Hesse's Siddhartha, The Nine Cloud Dream is an unforgettable tale exploring the meaning of a good life and the virtue of living simply with mindfulness.
- Contents:
- The reincarnation of Hsing-chen
- The young scholar
- Meeting Ch'an-yüeh at Lo-yang
- A mysterious priestess
- Tryst with a fairy and a ghost
- The boy at the roadside
- The imperial son-in-law
- Strategy and tactics
- Among the dragon folk
- Strange dreams
- The taking of Ch'iung-pei
- Shao-yu's regret
- Two princesses, two wives
- The contest of beauties
- The wine punishment
- Returning to the source.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kim, Man-jung, 1637-1692, author. Nine cloud dream
- ISBN:
- 9780143131274
- 0143131273
- OCLC:
- 1057730666
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