Of Tales and Enigmas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780809557974)

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.

Author: Minsoo Kang
ISBN-10: 0809557975
ISBN-13: 9780809557974
Publisher: Prime Books
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2006
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2006 pg. 41