The Healing Power of Korean Letter Writing
$30.39
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2025
Summary
Letters have been here all along, quietly influencing countless people in profound ways. They encourage, they bring happiness, while to some they even provide the will to keep on living.
Geulwoll is a Korean word for ‘letter’. It is also the name of a small, unassuming letter shop, located on the third floor of a shabby building in the bustling heart of Seoul. People visit from all over to write and send letters to loved ones - and to strangers.
Everyone likes letters. One of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837264124 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837264120 |
| Author: | Juhee Mun, Clare Richards |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 217g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 204mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Juhee Mun
Juhee Mun is the director of the Geulwoll’ letter shop. When Mun opened Geulwoll’s first branch in 2019, word-of-mouth made the shop into an unexpected hit, and it quickly developed a loyal customer base. Geulwoll became so popular that Mun opened a second branch in Seongsu-dong, only two years later. The Healing Power of Korean Letter Writing is her first book.
Clare Richards is an award-winning literary translator working from Korean. She has translated works by Kang Hwagil, Lim Solah and Yeon Somin, amongst others. Clare has taught at the British Centre for Literary Translation Summer School and is also the National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorship mentor in Korean. In her spare time, she’s often found crocheting, reading or gardening in her cottage in the Nottinghamshire countryside.
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