Dear Friends,

Due to the late announcement for the November reading, we could not discuss the book ‘The Tale of Cho Ung’ (Translated by Sookja Cho) properly in the last meeting. We decided to repeat the book for the December meeting. The meeting will be held ONLINE & IN-PERSON.

WHEN_Thursday. December 1, 2022. 7:30PM (Seoul)
WHERE_Online Zoom & RAS Korea Office
READ_’The Tale of Cho Ung’ (Translated by Sookja Cho)
LEADER_Jenny Byun

BOOK ORDER: US Columbia University Press (Publisher) | Amazon

*No RSVP Required

From the Publisher

The Tale of Cho Ung is one of the most widely read and beloved stories of Chosŏn Korea. The anonymously written tale recounts the adventures of protagonist Cho Ung as he fearlessly confronts and overcomes obstacles and grows into a heroic young man. As a child, Ung flees a wicked tyrant who wrongfully killed his father and took advantage of the emperor’s death to seize the throne from the young prince. Driven by his passion, righteousness, and sense of duty, he pursues retribution and restores justice. His journey, from its innocent beginnings to his final triumph, unfolds as a complex tapestry of loyalty, honor, retribution, and love interspersed with threads of romance and the supernatural.

About the Translator

Sookja Cho is an assistant professor of Korean and comparative literature at Arizona State University.