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WAYGOOKS: STORIES FROM KOREA: Compiled and Edited by J. Scott Burgeson
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J. Scott Burgeson has been living in East Asia since 1994 and is currently based in Northeast China, where he is working on a novel about Korea. He has previously published five books on Korea, several of which have been bestsellers, and can be visited online at: www.kingbaeksu.com.
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