Korean immigrants subsequently suffered a bloody pogrom, accused of being responsible; among the losses from Korea was most of the looted Annals of Joseon. Only forty-seven books were saved, which ...

A special exhibition exploring how Joseon was seen in the eyes of foreigners who visited the country after the ports opened in 1882, kicked off Jan. 13 at Songpa Book Museum, located in Songpa-gu ...

South Korean documentary photographer Kim Ji-youn was puzzled when she learned about a group in Japan called “Chosen-seki” (“Korean domicile”), the descendants of Koreans who migrated to ...

Recently, many readers may find an apparent trend in bookstores ― an increasing number of epic books about the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) among other past eras. The Annals of the Joseon Kingdom ...

As part mystery and part historical account of the factional infighting and political struggles of the Korean Joseon dynasty ... who opens his tale with the death of the Royal Book Examiner and ...

“Books became a symbol of high social status and power,” McCormick told Hyperallergic. “During the Joseon Dynasty, only those who are mastered in classical Chinese and memorize these ...

Jeong Yak-yong (1762-1836), a man regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the late Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), was sent into exile here. Jeong taught students and wrote some 500 books during his ...