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A review by floario
The Story of Hong Gildong by
3.0
3/5 stars
it is a classic in korea, and what i find most interesting about this story (as well as many others from this era) is how we don't know who wrote what. in korea, it is attributed to heo gyun (and after watching an episode (thankfully translated) of dictionary of the useless knowledge), i also believe in it. i'm honestly more interested in the background of the author, rather than the story. the possibility that this couldve been written by a commoner is why i do a literature degree LMAO
the story would've probably been quite radical for its time (im assuming) as it was born during a time when mobility for those of lowborn status was seen as taboo. what i loved about this translation was how well minsoo kang portrayed gildong's eloquence...
all in all - good.
it is a classic in korea, and what i find most interesting about this story (as well as many others from this era) is how we don't know who wrote what. in korea, it is attributed to heo gyun (and after watching an episode (thankfully translated) of dictionary of the useless knowledge), i also believe in it. i'm honestly more interested in the background of the author, rather than the story. the possibility that this couldve been written by a commoner is why i do a literature degree LMAO
the story would've probably been quite radical for its time (im assuming) as it was born during a time when mobility for those of lowborn status was seen as taboo. what i loved about this translation was how well minsoo kang portrayed gildong's eloquence...
all in all - good.