The Toji is a Korean

Korean literature

Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by Korean writers. For much of its 3,000 years of literature history, it was written both in Hanja and in Korean, first using the transcription systems idu and gugyeol, and finally using the Korean script Hangul. It is commonly...

 saga novel

Saga novel

A saga novel is a novel among various literary novels which is encompassing the wide scopes of stories and narratives such as religious saga, national saga, family saga, and human saga, etc.-Examples:...

 written by Park Kyung-ni

Park Kyung-ni

Park Kyung-ni or Pak Kyong Ni was a prominent South Korean novelist. She was born in Tongyeong, in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, and later lived in Wonju in Gangwon-do Province. Park made her literary debut in 1955, with Gyesan...

 from June, 1968 to 1994, consisting of five volumes. The process of a yangban

Yangban

The yangban were part of the traditional ruling class or nobles of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The yangban were either landed or unlanded aristocracy who comprised the Korean Confucian idea of a "scholarly official." In reality, they were basically administrators and bureaucrats who...

 (noble class)'s collapse and revival is set in the village of Pyeongsa-ri, Hadong

Hadong

Hadong County is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.-History:The county of Hadong was called 'Dasachon' when it was a part of the Jin state; later becoming a part of 'Nangnoguk', one of 12 statelets of the Byeonhan confederacy...

 county, South Gyeongsang province, Longing

Longing

Longing may refer to:*"Longing", an emotion characterized by a strong feeling of desire.*Longing , an unreleased 1974 album by singer Dusty Springfield*"Longing" , a song by Japanese metal band X Japan...

 in Jiandao, Jinju

Jinju

Jinju is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first and second Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War...

 and Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

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Korea Literature Translation Institute (LTI Korea)

Korea Literature Translation Institute (LTI Korea)

Korea Literature Translation Institute was founded by the Korean government with the aim of promoting Korean literature and culture overseas in order to contribute to the global culture....

supported an English translation by Agnita Tennant, published by Kegan Paul International in 1996.