![]() ![]() JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakespearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. ![]() Print The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong - The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century KoreaĪuthor(s): JaHyun Kim Haboush (Translator, Editor) Dorothy Ko (Foreword by) ![]()
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