A funny, transporting, surprising, and poignant novel that was one of the highest-selling debuts of recent years in Korea, Love in the Big City tells the story of a young gay man searching for happiness in the lonely city of SeoulLove in the Big City is the English-language debut of Sang Young Park, one of Korea’s most exciting young writers. A runaway bestseller, the novel hit the top five lists of all the major bookstores, went into twenty-six p...

Both two books in 'Elemental Worlds', a series of fantasy novels by V.M. Sang, now available in one volume!The Stones of Earth and Air: When the Crown Prince of Ponderia is replaced by a doppelganger and kidnapped, his loyal friend Pettic refuses to accept the deception. Determined to rescue Prince Torren and expose the imposter, Pettic embarks on a perilous quest. Guided by the court magician Blundo, he learns that four elemental keys hold the key to accessing the...

Spanning more than a half-century of South Korean sci-fi, this massive anthology documents a unique convergence of culture and genreReadymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining of an Asimovian robot inside the...

This volume explores the ways in which traditional Chinese wisdom can inform and enrich contemporary efforts to construct values that promote education and human development.Global scholars from diverse backgrounds engage in a dialogue on the enduring legacy of Chinese wisdom and its relevance for addressing the multifaceted challenges of education in the modern era. To foster ideas that transcend cultural and spatial boundaries, the authors employ the framework of the United Natio...

"Domenica, at home in the tradition, reveals all: lore, history, tips, and, best of all, a thousand thrilling tastes from the garden that is Italy." —Frances Mayes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan SunThis book is a tribute to Italy's many glorious vegetables, from the bright, orange-fleshed pumpkins of autumn to the tender green fava beans of early spring. Organized by course, this lavishly photographed cookbook lauds the l...

"A conspiracy, a revenge, and she became his wife." Mrs. Gu? "Are you wronged? You owe her this much!" Lin Han owed Su Wan Rou his life, so she became Madam Gu. She had added a time limit to this marriage. Hell or hell, there would be a day she would leave. When she got divorced, she left without hesitation. And he, became the real loser of this marriage.Goodbye, she wore a wedding ring on her ring finger with another man. She said she loved that man. The whole wor...

A story for young hearts that need love and acceptance, just as they are. With a critical mom and an apathetic dad, Jiho, to whom home is not a place for comfort, one day meets a bird who can speak. The bird guides Jiho to a beautiful village where they encounter a landlord with a tiny garden and a family along the seashore. What does the bird want to tell Jiho?

Dreamscapes of Modernity offers the first book-length treatment of sociotechnical imaginaries, a concept originated by Sheila Jasanoff and developed in close collaboration with Sang-Hyun Kim to describe how visions of scientific and technological progress carry with them implicit ideas about public purposes, collective futures, and the common good. The book presents a mix of case studies—including nuclear power in Austria, Chinese rice biotechnology, Korean stem cell research, the...

All three books in V.M. Sang's 'The Wolves Of Vimar' series of fantasy novels, now available in one volume!The Wolf Pack: Carthinal is ready for his rite of passage to become a mage. What he doesn't expect is ending up on a quest to find the long-lost sword of the legendary King Sauvern. Followed by Randa, the daughter of the Duke of Hambara, and the young thief Thad, Carthinal will need all the help he can get in order to complete his quest.The Nev...

"A conspiracy, a revenge, and she became his wife." Mrs. Gu? "Are you wronged? You owe her this much!" Lin Han owed Su Wan Rou his life, so she became Madam Gu. She had added a time limit to this marriage. Hell or hell, there would be a day she would leave. When she got divorced, she left without hesitation. And he, became the real loser of this marriage.Goodbye, she wore a wedding ring on her ring finger with another man. She said she loved that man. The whole wor...

At sixteen years of age, Jovinda is to be presented to the Royal Family. She fantasizes about catching the eye of Prince Gerim and becoming Queen, but her fantasies evaporate when she meets a young elf called Noli.The pair fall in love, but parental opposition, mainly because of their different lifespans, leads them to meet in secret, despite warnings of severe repercussions from Jovinda's family.But can the young lovers overcome the opposition of their parents?

Escaping an arranged marriage, young elf Asphodel flees her homeland with her lover, Vass.They find a home in the capital of Erian, but their idyllic life soon comes crashing down when Vass gets in with the wrong crowd.Can they resolve their problems, and can Asphodel find her dreams of helping others and living a life of peace and harmony?