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MY KOREA:

FORTY YEARS WITHOUT A HORSEHAIR HAT

My Korea: Forty Years Without a Horsehair Hat is a cultural introduction to Korea, part memoir, part miscellany, which introduces traditional and contemporary culture through a series of essays, stories, anecdotes and poems. The book seeks to tell the reader all that he or she needs to know for a full and rewarding life in Korea. Confucianism, Buddhism, relationships, everyday living, language and literature are comprehensively covered. Newcomers to Korea are provided with insights into daily life. They are told how to deal with people and the intricacies of honorific language, how to handle name cards and business dealings, how to be comfortable with social ranking, and how to react when they bump into the cultural wall. For long-term residents and the general reader the book provides an in-depth introduction to traditional and contemporary culture.

COVER ILLUSTRATION:

Horsehair hat (gat) and hat string (gatkkeun) worn by a Korean nobleman. Courtesy: Youlhwadang Publisher (2003) and Global Oriental (2005)

RENAISSANCE BOOKS

ISBN: 978-1-898823-09-4