{"product_id":"b0fj6y45fn","title":"The Phoenix and the Moon: 42 Korean stories inspired by the history and folklore of Korea, blending tradition, myth and cultural wisdom (Lotus Zen)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKorea is one of the fastest-moving countries on earth. So why do its oldest stories keep telling people to slow down?\u003cbr\u003e\nMaybe you discovered  Korea  through a song, a series or a bowl of kimchi, and sensed something deeper behind it that you could not quite name. Maybe you simply live at a speed that leaves no room to breathe. Either way, this book was written for the question that keeps following you: what lies beneath the surface?\u003cbr\u003e\nThe answer is a country that learned to endure. Invaded, divided, rebuilt within a single lifetime, it kept its soul alive the oldest way there is, through tales handed from one generation to the next. In these forty-two stories, that soul comes to meet you. A young man from Seoul, dreaming of a restaurant empire, is made to watch soy milk slowly turn to curd. A calligrapher who cannot speak teaches a girl to read meaning in a single pause of the brush. Students follow King Sejong's alphabet across the land and discover that learning to write was once a revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\nEvery tale opens a door onto  Korean culture  as it is truly lived, and each is followed by a reflection that reveals the  Korean philosophy  at its heart: patience, harmony, respect, and the quiet courage to begin again. Echoes of  Korean history  run through palaces bathed in moonlight and rice fields at dawn, while the stillness of  Zen  lingers in a tea ceremony where no one says a word.\u003cbr\u003e\nIf you are looking for  Eastern wisdom  that feels alive rather than distant, this  Korean book  offers what no travel guide can: a way into the heart of a people, not just their landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\nLike the phoenix in its title, it carries one promise. Whatever falls can rise again. Open it, and let Korea show you how.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67923760775413,"sku":"YSL50754","price":5.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/71dpC5cxKiL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672278","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0fj6y45fn","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}