The Tiger and Persimmon: Tales of the Korean Tiger

by Tae Wook Kim

Overview

Since the very first Korean kingdom of Old Joseon until the very last kingdom of Joseon, the Korean people have lived alongside the Korean tigers for 5,000 years.

Across such a continuous span of time together, tigers became a close part of Korean culture.

Feared yet revered, tigers became a special part of folktales. The lesser tigers were depicted as powerful but often silly characters, thus getting into dramatic predicaments.

The grandest tigers were revered as divine mountain spirits and often depicted symbolically in folk paintings with the Korean pine tree and magpie.

TALES OF THE KOREAN TIGER retells in English several of the classic Korean tiger folktales that have passed down through the generations in the Land of Tigers.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185959329
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/25/2024
Series:	Tales of the Korean Tiger , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	302 KB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years