Hildi Kang: 4 books

Book cover of Under the Black Umbrella

Under the Black Umbrella

Voices from Colonial Korea, 1910–1945

by Hildi Kang
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013

In the rich and varied life stories in Under the Black Umbrella, elderly Koreans recall incidents that illustrate the complexities of Korea during the colonial period. Hildi Kang here reinvigorates a period of Korean history long shrouded in the silence of those who endured under the "black umbrella"...
Book cover of "Into the Stillness ... of an Ancient Buddhist Temple"
by Hildi Kang
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2016

"Into the Stillness" is a short diary that takes the reader directly into the heart of a Korean Buddhist monastery. You enter alone, without a guide, and learn only by watching, listening, and absorbing the stillness. As such, the diary provides something for both general readers and specialists with...
Book cover of Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan
by Hildi Kang
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011

Chengli is an orphaned errand boy who lives in Chang’an China in 630 A.D. His mother has died from illness and his father is presumed dead after disappearing into the desert when Chengli was a baby.Now thirteen, Chengli feels ready for independence. He is drawn to the desert, beckoned by the howling...
Book cover of Tombstones without a Tomb
by Hildi Kang
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017

Sindeok, the First Queen of the Joseon Dynasty Heavy, intricately carved tombstones are embedded in the banks of theCheonggyecheon Stream that cuts through downtown Seoul, in the shadows of the Gwangtonggyo Bridge, echoing the story of their owner, Queen Sindeok, the first of the Joseon Dynasty....
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