In this episode I’ll share reflections and a summary of Book 5.

Towards the end of the episode I'll introduce you to the title of the 6th, and final, book of this journey. 

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In this episode I’ll share a summary of Book 4 of my South Korean journey. In particular I’ll go over how the book answers the first question I was hoping to get answers to, which is “What was the Korean War about?” Towards the end of the episode I'll introduce you to the title of the 5th book in this journey. 

I’ll address the 2nd question posed of this book, “Was it worth it?,” in the Encore section of the episode. 

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In this episode:

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Spotify). Episode 315 is "The Story of Chang To-Ryong," which can be found in Book 3 (A Collection of Classic Korean Folk Tales) on p. 13. Listen to that episode if you are curious. It has some modifications that allow the listener to understand the story through some modern references (e.g. look for a call out to the witness protection program). If you have suggestions of this kind, feel free to share them via Instagram.

In this episode I’ll share a summary, and reflections about Book 2 of my journey through South Korea. If you stay tuned until the end of the episode, you’ll also get to hear the title of the 3rd book in this journey.

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In episode 2 of my reading journey through South Korea I’ll go over the contents of Book 1: A History of Korea (2nd ed) by Kyung Moon Hwang.

Towards the end of the episode I’ll introduce you to the 2nd book in this journey.

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In this episode I’ll tell you about why I decided to start with South Korea. Towards the end of the episode I’ll introduce you to the 1st book in this journey.

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In this introductory episode I’ll explain what this project is about. Towards the end I will also introduce the first country that I’ll be reading about.

Around the World in 6 Books is an inquisitive podcast where the host, Ani, reads and reflects about the history and cultures of other countries.