Korean Short

Being engaged with interesting learning material can be so essential for anybody wishing to learn a new language. Twenty compelling and fun stories in this book will allow you to expand your vocabulary and give you the tools to improve your grasp of the wonderful Korean language.

Are you finding it tough to follow dialogues on your favorite Korean series and movies? One of the most crucial skills you will gain as a language learner is the ability to speak like a native. Using the right words, tone, and formality is key to mastering the language, and Korean is no different! Because of this, we have compiled over 100 conversational Korean stories for beginners along with their translations, allowing new Korean speakers to obtain the necessary tools to know how to set a meeting, rent a car, or tell a doctor that they don’t feel well.

Our trio bundle is the ideal introduction to Korean for newcomers! Highlighting short tales, interactive dialogues, and the most frequently used Korean phrases, our approach ensures a straightforward and engaging learning experience free from overwhelming jargon. Tailored for novices, this all-inclusive set promises to advance your linguistic capabilities. Whether your aspirations are to explore Korea, interact with Korean acquaintances, or simply enhance your linguistic repertoire, this package has got you covered.

The Korean language is constantly advancing and conquering new markets. Whether it’s with their television series, their incredible music, or simply the culture and tourism, the Korean tongue is currently taking over the world! And we guess that you don’t want to be left behind in not understanding and speaking Korean, right? Because of this, we have created the next level of Korean stories for the students who have already surpassed the beginner level: Intermediate Korean Short Stories!

Short Stories in Korean for Intermediate Learners has been written especially for students from low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1-B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

In “The Center for Immortality Research,” a low-level employee runs herself ragged planning a fancy gala for donors, only to be blamed for a crime she witnessed during the event, under the noses of the mysterious celebrity benefactors hoping to live forever. But she can’t be fired—no one can. In “One More Kiss, Dear,” a tender, one-sided love blooms in the AI-elevator of an apartment complex; as in, the elevator develops a profound affection for one of the residents.

A long-married couple is forced to confront their friend's painful past when a church revival comes to a nearby town ... A woman in an arranged marriage struggles to connect with the son she hid from her husband for years ... A well-meaning sister unwittingly reunites an abuser with his victims. Through an indelible array of lives, Yoon Choi explores where first and second generations either clash or find common ground,

A woman meets her next-door neighbor and loans her a spatula, then starts suffering horrific gaps in her memory. A man, feeling jilted by an unrequited love, becomes obsessed with sorting through his neighbors' garbage in the belief that it will teach him how to better relate to people. A landlord decides to raise the rent, and his tenants hatch a plan to kill him at a team-building retreat. In 10 captivating, unnerving stories, Flowers of Mold presents a range of ordinary individuals who have found themselves left behind by an increasingly urbanized and fragmented world.

In crisp, unembellished prose, Eunyoung Choi paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In "A Song from Afar", a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, traveling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In "Secret", the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother.

The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? Why did it move from its initial origins in Postwar Europe to encompass virtually every corner of the globe? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon considers these questions and more, as well as looking at the legacy of the Cold War and its impact on international relations today.

40년만의 국내 출간으로 대한민국을 뜨겁게 달궜던 『체체파리의 비법』에 이은 제임스 팁트리 주니어의 두 번째 소설집. 로커스상과 성운상 등을 수상한 작가의 대표작 '마지막으로 할 만한 멋진 일'을 비롯 11편의 국내 처음 소개작 수록.

여섯 번째 이야기에서는 친구들이 모든 게 다른 나라의 마법을 지키기 위해서 시냇물 가득 물을 채워넣을 방법을 궁리해요. 그런데 그걸 어떻게 해야할지 알아낸 건 요요랍니다. 저자: 피오나 렘프트 (Fiona Rempt) 1973년에 헤이그에서 태어난 네덜란드 어린이책 작가입니다. 작품이 8개국 이상에서 출판된 적이 있어요. 네덜란드 스토리텔과 손잡고 전세계 어린이들을 위해 '모든 게 다른 나라' 시리즈를 쓰고 있어요. 낭독자: 곽윤상 KBS 30기 성우로, 애니메이션, 게임, 외화 등 다양한 분야에서 활약 중이다.

보육원에서 수십 년 전의 TV 시리즈 "수사 반장" 다시 보기에 빠져든 소년. "수사 반장"을 원 없이 보기 위해서는 독립해야 합니다. 가장 빠른 방법은 보육 로봇을 구입하는 것. 보육원에서 돈을 벌기 위한 소년의 눈물겨운 노력이 펼쳐집니다. 감동 주의.

두려움, 회피, 슬픔 등 음식으로 나쁜 기억을 치유할 순 없을까? 심리적 편식은 '나쁜 습관'이 아닌, '아픈 기억'이라는 말이 있다. 아픈 몸을 의사가 치료하듯 아픈 기억은 요리사가 치료해줄 수 있지 않을까 하는 생각에서 이 이야기는 시작된다.

Much like Lee Chang-dong’s internationally renowned films (Burning, Secret Sunshine, and Poetry), these brilliant, unsettling tales, originally published in Korea in the 1980s and now translated into English for the first time, investigate themes of injustice, betrayal, and terror—on both an intimate and national scale. Lee writes deeply and hauntingly about conflicts between family, the powerful and the vulnerable, conformists and rebels.

네번째 이야기에서 요요와 친구들은 위대하고 현명한 이의 동굴로 가는 신비한 여정에 나섭니다. 요요는 마법의 숲이 어떻게 생겼는지 알게 되고, 야아와 클로버와 함께 안내새를 타고 날기도 해요. 안내새는 길을 안내해 줄 수 있는 새랍니다. 저자: 피오나 렘프트 (Fiona Rempt) 1973년에 헤이그에서 태어난 네덜란드 어린이책 작가입니다. 작품이 8개국 이상에서 출판된 적이 있어요. 네덜란드 스토리텔과 손잡고 전세계 어린이들을 위해 '모든 게 다른 나라' 시리즈를 쓰고 있어요.

'모든 게 다른 나라' 시즌 1의 마지막화인 아홉 번째 이야기에서는 야아의 개 칭구가 요요와 동물친구들에게 시냇물 채우는 법을 알려줍니다. 친구들은 힘을 합해서 마법을 되돌릴 방법을 찾아낼 뿐만 아니라, 시냇물 양쪽 두 나라 사이에 다리를 놓는 법도 알게 돼요.

저자: 피오나 렘프트 (Fiona Rempt) 1973년에 헤이그에서 태어난 네덜란드 어린이책 작가입니다. 작품이 8개국 이상에서 출판된 적이 있어요. 네덜란드 스토리텔과 손잡고 전세계 어린이들을 위해 '모든 게 다른 나라' 시리즈를 쓰고 있어요.

일상에서 길어 올린 샘물 같은 단상들

His tour is over, but the war rages on for Dickie, one of the forever-haunted veterans who gave up his soul during the Forgotten War. Here is a glimpse of his story, of the battleground he can never leave. Only death can conclude his final objective: closure, and peace. Join him on his road, the Korean Road, as he battles horrors he carries and those that he meets along the way.

8년 만에 선보이는 김종광의 다섯 번째 소설집. 소싯적 놀 만큼 놀아본 범골 어르신들이 건네는 노는 법의 진수. 나들이하듯 가벼이 세상을 활보하는 그들이 '한 수' 가르쳐주러 때 빼고 광 내고 행차하셨다!