Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Traditional Korean Myths of Spirits, Ghosts, Foxes, Fairies, and Moral Wonder TalesBy Yuk Yi, Pang Im
Length5h 9m
About this audiobook
Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries gathers a vivid spectrum of supernatural and moral narratives from Korea's oral tradition, where mischievous spirits, wandering ghosts, enchanted beings, loyal children, and cunning villagers inhabit a shared imaginative world. Moving between wonder tale, ghost story, comic anecdote, and ethical fable, the collection preserves the tonal range of folk narrative: playful, uncanny, didactic, and deeply humane. Associated with Yuk Yi and Pang Im, the volume reflects the crucial work of transmission by which oral stories enter literary circulation for wider readerships. These tales belong to a cultural matrix shaped by shamanic belief, Confucian ethics, Buddhist motifs, agrarian life, and local legend. Their varied voices illuminate communal values, fears, humor, and aspirations, offering insight into Korean storytelling as both entertainment and cultural memory. This collection is highly recommended for readers of folklore, comparative literature, Korean studies, and world mythology. In one compact volume, it offers access to a multiplicity of narrative forms and perspectives, inviting reflection on how societies imagine the invisible, regulate conduct, and preserve wonder. Its educational value lies not only in individual tales, but in the dialogue they create across genre, belief, and tradition.
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Literary Classics
Length5 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26X
2PREFACE
27THE LITERARY MAN OF IMSIL
3BIOGRAPHICAL
28The Story
4KOREAN IMPS, GHOSTS AND FAIRIES
29XI
5CHARAN
30THE SOLDIER OF KANG-WHA
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6II
31The Story
7THE STORY OF CHANG TO-RYONG
32XII
8III
33CURSED BY THE SNAKE
9A STORY OF THE FOX
34The Story
10IV
35XIII
11CHEUNG PUK-CHANG, THE SEER
36THE MAN ON THE ROAD
12The Story
37XIV
13V
38THE OLD MAN WHO BECAME A FISH
14YUN SE-PYONG, THE WIZARD
39XV
15The Story
40THE GEOMANCER
16VI
41The Story
17THE WILD-CAT WOMAN
42XVI
18The Story
43THE MAN WHO BECAME A PIG
19VII
44The Story
20THE ILL-FATED PRIEST
45XVII
21VIII
46THE OLD WOMAN WHO BECAME A GOBLIN
22THE VISION OF THE HOLY MAN
47XVIII
23The Story
48THE GRATEFUL GHOST
24IX
49XIX
25THE VISIT OF THE MAN OF GOD
50THE PLUCKY MAIDEN
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