Reviews
It's fun to read about the Joseon-era people and events held in the places around Seoul.
This is a book by Professor Shin Byung-joo, who has appeared on many TV programs. It's engaging and easy to read.
I bought Professor Shin Byung-joo's new book far too late, haha. You can trace the Joseon dynasty's footsteps throughout Seoul!
An autobiography of Seoul told through historical facts.
There are so many fascinating stories about Seoul that, as I read, I wanted to wander all around the city.
You explained the Joseon stories so enjoyably. The book is also organized in a way that makes it easy to summarize!
Shin Byeong-ju: Seoul's Autobiography
Places that survived through the years of construction, collapse, demolition, and rebuilding. Fifty or so landscapes bring fragments of history to mind. How does time become space, and how does space become history? Prince Hyoryeong, who kept his distance from power, and Cheonggwon-sa; pride blooming in a humble place, Jajidongcheon and Biudang; the shame of the Samjeondo Monument, submerged and later reemerged; a market near Gwanggyo that broke up monopolies and collusion between business and government; the hill in Hyochang-dong marked by King Jeongjo's tears; palaces infused with historical irony; the splendid Unhyeongung, never far from the sky; Seokpajeong in Buam-dong and Asojeong in Yeomni-dong, the light and shadow of power.
Korean title: 서울의 자서전
Korean author: 신병주
Korean publisher: 글항아리
ISBN-13: 9791169092302
Reviews
It's fun to read about the Joseon-era people and events held in the places around Seoul.
This is a book by Professor Shin Byung-joo, who has appeared on many TV programs. It's engaging and easy to read.
I bought Professor Shin Byung-joo's new book far too late, haha. You can trace the Joseon dynasty's footsteps throughout Seoul!
An autobiography of Seoul told through historical facts.
There are so many fascinating stories about Seoul that, as I read, I wanted to wander all around the city.
You explained the Joseon stories so enjoyably. The book is also organized in a way that makes it easy to summarize!
