{"title":"Joon Kim","description":"Joon Kim, writer and flamenco performance planner, Ph.D. in international politics, lives in Masan, South Korea, where he was born in 1944. He has written eight literary books in Korean and one e-book in English, and translated four English books into Korean. He worked for Kyung Nam Domin Daily in Kyung Nam Do as an editorial writer (1999-2001). He produced and directed five flamenco-pansori performances (2005- 2013). He is the author of seven fact-fiction books in Korean on local painters and their artworks, in series, titled 'Chang Dong in Blue' published for fifteen years of 2004-2019.","products":[{"product_id":"landscapes-invisible-paperback","title":"Landscapes Invisible - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fiction is based on the writer's personal experiences of traveling and flamenco, and his view of literature and art. An image leaflet has been laid on the bookshelf in the author's study since he got it free in the year of 2000 in an art gallery located in the downtown of Portland. The image, which is on the front cover of this book, reminds him of Portland, a city of light and shade, where he happened to see a street flamenco show for the first time in his life. Had he not seen it in Portland, he would not have written this autobiographic story. At that time a flamenco dancer named 'Helena' loving Korean paintings was there in the city. Therefore now a literary work on flamenco, art and traveling titled 'Landscapes Invisible' is here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68281837846751,"sku":"9781728368733","price":21.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qJuBXoaGXb9781728368733.webp?v=1792763565"},{"product_id":"journey-and-deep-song-on-the-path-of-writing-hardcover","title":"Journey and Deep Song: On the Path of Writing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new book, Journey and Deep Song, is the author's personal memoir, divided into two parts. As it is primarily a memoir about writing, the subtitle On the Path of Writing was added. The first part presents a personal story in the form of creative nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second part is a collection of free-form personal essays and poetic prose about writing. Journey and Deep Song demonstrates that the author's writing is inseparable from his life journey. Had he not traveled alone, this writing would not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68373128380639,"sku":"9781968750350","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CqxH7ybC5p9781968750350.webp?v=1793789476"},{"product_id":"chang-dong-in-blue-echo-of-deep-song-hardcover","title":"Chang Dong in Blue: Echo of Deep Song - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChang Dong in Blue: Echo of Deep Song marks the final chapter in Joon Kim's long-standing prose series dedicated to Changdong Art Village in Masan. Over the years, Kim has quietly observed and recorded the lives, artistic spirits, and stories of local painters and artists, weaving his deep affection for this historic village into written words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his reflective memoir Journey and Deep Song, this concluding volume continues his exploration of \"blue language\"-a quiet, rhythmic prose that values emotional tone and aesthetic resonance over traditional narrative structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the background of Changdong's alleys and studios, the book captures intimate vignettes of the artists who give the village its soul. Kim approaches them not as a distant recorder, but as a fellow traveler sharing in their artistic devotion. Intertwining the spirit of Andalusian cante jondo with Korean aesthetic sensibility, Chang Dong in Blue serves as a thoughtful culmination of his time in Changdong-a gentle reflection on art, memory, and a place held close to the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68373177467103,"sku":"9798950685552","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/paL1lan5Im9798950685552.webp?v=1793793067"},{"product_id":"chang-dong-in-blue-echo-of-deep-song-paperback","title":"Chang Dong in Blue: Echo of Deep Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChang Dong in Blue: Echo of Deep Song marks the final chapter in Joon Kim's long-standing prose series dedicated to Changdong Art Village in Masan. Over the years, Kim has quietly observed and recorded the lives, artistic spirits, and stories of local painters and artists, weaving his deep affection for this historic village into written words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his reflective memoir Journey and Deep Song, this concluding volume continues his exploration of \"blue language\"-a quiet, rhythmic prose that values emotional tone and aesthetic resonance over traditional narrative structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the background of Changdong's alleys and studios, the book captures intimate vignettes of the artists who give the village its soul. Kim approaches them not as a distant recorder, but as a fellow traveler sharing in their artistic devotion. Intertwining the spirit of Andalusian cante jondo with Korean aesthetic sensibility, Chang Dong in Blue serves as a thoughtful culmination of his time in Changdong-a gentle reflection on art, memory, and a place held close to the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68373178187999,"sku":"9798950685569","price":14.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/m3KgDkbRAw9798950685569.webp?v=1793793073"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/joon-kim.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}