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: Explores traits like han (a unique form of collective sorrow and resentment) and jeong (deep social attachment), which drive the nation's intensity.

The book highlights the "cold reality" of modern Korean life: Korea: The Impossible Country

: South Korea has some of the longest working hours in the OECD, leading to high rates of depression and job-related stress among workers. : Explores traits like han (a unique form

Tudor draws on interviews with various figures, from Choi Min-sik (star of Oldboy ) to North Korean defectors and shamans, to show that while Korea is unified in its determination, it is also a land of deep paradoxes—simultaneously hyper-modern and deeply traditional. Korea: The Impossible Country - Amazon.in Korea: The Impossible Country - Amazon

In , author Daniel Tudor explores how South Korea transformed from a war-torn, natural-resource-poor nation into a global economic and cultural powerhouse in just fifty years.