Korea : a walk through the land of miracles
Winchester, Simon2004
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Simon Winchester travelled through Korea on foot to write this book. Along the way, he befriended a variety of honeymooners, corporate executives, Buddhist nuns and American servicemen. The result is an engaging distillation of the writer's observations on culture, people, language, economy and politics of this extraordinary country.
Main title:
Korea : a walk through the land of miracles / Simon Winchester.
Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004.
Collation:
xix, 298 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: U.S.: Prentice Hall; London: Grafton, 1988.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 288-290.
ISBN:
01410119129780141011912
Dewey class:
915.1'9'0443
Local class:
915.19
Language:
English
BRN:
350480