Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi
Binding:
Paperback
Publisher:
Summersdale Publishers in UK; Wakefield Press in Australia and New Zealand; all other rights with Wakefield Press
Publication Date
August 2008
Number of pages
288
Price �0.00
ISBN
1840246766
Synopsis
'fresh, amusing and light-hearted' - Simon Winchester
'very lively... invaluable and entertaining reading for any prospective visitor'' - Margaret Drabble
'written with real insight and thoughtful reflection' - Anna Nicholas
She's feeling burned out in her job and needs a break. He's a drummer in a band and is invited to play at a hotel in Seoul for three months. At first, it's a bewildering and lonely place. But as she wanders around the country finding Buddhist temples, forest-covered mountains and ancient tombs, she meets endless Korean people who want to ensure she leaves with happy memories. Interspersed throughout the personal one is the story of Korea.
'‘It is her personal situation, relationships and expanding horizons that make this book more than just an entertaining travelogue about a lesser-known dest'
