{"title":"The Cloud Dream of the Nine","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidered one of the greatest masterpieces of classical Korean literature. It is taught universally in South Korean schools as a foundational text that bridges Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. While less known to casual modern readers internationally compared to modern K-lit, it is celebrated academically worldwide as a pioneer of Asian dream-frame narrative fiction. \u003cspan\u003eWritten during the Joseon Dynasty around 1687,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e this foundational classic follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeng Jin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a young Buddhist monk who questions his austere path and envies worldly achievements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As punishment,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e his master sends him to be reincarnated as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoyu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a brilliant scholar in Tang Dynasty China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Soyu lives an ideal,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e glorious life—passing the civil service exams,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rising to Prime Minister,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and marrying eight extraordinary women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e However,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the peak of his power,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he realizes that worldly success is as fleeting as a morning mist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He wakes up to discover his entire grand life was a single dream,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gaining true spiritual enlightenment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-cloud-dream-of-the-nine-by-kim-man-choong-fiction-classics-literary-historical-paperback","title":"The Cloud Dream of the Nine by Kim Man-Choong, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Historical - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames S. Gale\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eElspet Keith Robertson Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eKim Man-Choong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Cloud Dream of the Nine\" is a revelation of what the Oriental thinks and feels not only about things of the earth but about the hidden things of the Universe. \u003c\/strong\u003eIt helps us towards a comprehensible knowledge of the Far East. The novel is set 17th Century Tang Dynasty China. It was the first literary work of Korea to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scene of the amazing \"Cloud Dream of the Nine,\" the most moving romance of polygamy ever written, is laid about 849 A.D. in the period of the great Chinese dynasty of the Tangs. By its simple directness this hitherto unknown Korean classic makes an ineffaceable impression. But the story of the devotion of Master Yang to eight women and of their devotion to him and to each other is more than a naïve tale of the relations of men and women under a social code so far removed from our own as to be almost incredible. It is a record of emotions, aspirations and ideas which enables us to look into the innermost chambers of the Chinese soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52386725626144,"sku":"9781598186673","price":18.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/7427\/4336\/files\/6fi8Y9oqiM9781598186673.webp?v=1789958719"},{"product_id":"the-cloud-dream-of-the-nine-by-kim-man-choong-fiction-classics-literary-historical-hardcover","title":"The Cloud Dream of the Nine by Kim Man-Choong, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Historical - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Man-Choong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim Man-Jung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Cloud Dream of the Nine\" is a revelation of what the Oriental thinks and feels not only about things of the earth but about the hidden things of the Universe.\u003c\/strong\u003e It helps us towards a comprehensible knowledge of the Far East. 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