Minsoo Kang | London Korean Links

Selected publications by Minsoo Kang

The Melancholy of Untold History, William Morrow 2024
Invincible and Righteous Outlaw: The Korean Hero Hong Gildong in Literature, History, and Culture, University of Hawai'i Press 2018
Of Tales and Enigmas, Prime 2006

Selected translations by Minsoo Kang

Heo Kyun, Trad / anon: The Story of Hong Gildong, Penguin 2016

Book Review: The Story of Hong Gildong

posted 18 Nov 2016 updated 27 Jul 2022 by Philip Gowman 3 minute read

Anon (attr Heo Kyun): The Story of Hong Gildong Translated with an introduction and notes by Minsoo Kang Penguin, 2016, 100pp Penguin has done us a favour by bringing us this new translation of a classic Korean tale, along with a useful introduction and notes. Hong Gildong is often described as the Korean Robin Hood … [Read More]

South Korea’s Soft Power: The Korean Wave [forthcoming] by Sooho Song, Uk Heo pub Cambridge University Press expected Jul 2026 (updated 26 Jun)

Contemporary Buddhist Movements and Alternatives in Korea: Legacy of Tongbulgyo [forthcoming] by David W Kim pub Routledge expected Sep 2026 (updated 26 Jun)

Diary of a Korean Plant Parent: Four Seasons of Growth [forthcoming] by Kim Keum-hee tr Clare Richards pub Simon and Schuster expected Feb 2027 (updated 26 Jun)

Contemporary Korean Culture from the Edge: Transgression, Innovation, and Intimacy ed Jooyeon Rhee, Hong Kal, Thomas R. Klassen pub Bloomsbury 2026 (updated 26 Jun)

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