Through a collection of nine essays written by academics, the book tries to explore, analyze and highlight Korean melodrama, arguably the most dominant genre...
Category - Book Reviews
In general perception, Tibet has long been subject of mythologization. Western movies tend to portray it as the spiritual and magical kingdom of contemplative...
Probably Tom Mes's biggest trait as a writer is the fact that he manages to combine academic-level analysis with a style of writing that is quite easy to read...
When I decided to embark upon Korean literature, the most common suggestion I heard was “The Vegeterian”, which a number of people considered a...
After reading Brian Yecies and Shim Ae-gyung's “Korea's Occupied Cinemas“, Hyang-jin Lee's book was the logical next step, since it deals with...
Having a doctor writing the biography of a patient who happens to be a former Yakuza boss is not an everyday deal, and the result is as unique as the...
Natsume Soseki (1867 – 1919) was the preeminent Father of Modern Japanese Literature (said to have begun after the Meiji Restoration in 1868). Born as...
Beginning the history of a national cinema from the very start is as difficult a task as it is a joy reading such a research. The difficulties concern both the...
One of the masterpieces of world literature, “The Woman in the Dunes” was released to immediate acclaim, was translated into twenty languages, and...
Yasutaka Tsutsui is quite well known (either you realize it or not), particularly for two of his works that were made into internationally successful anime...