Greenroom

A Dream of Nine Clouds

Kim Man-jung, 1687 · Original title: 구운몽

On Lotus Peak of Mount Heng, the young monk Seongjin is the most gifted disciple of the great master Yukgwan. A single errand to the Dragon King of Dongting Lake and a chance meeting with eight fairies on a stone bridge stir up longings he has never felt before. What follows is one of the most famous journeys in Korean literature.

The emptiness of worldly fame and wealthBuddhist awakening and the question of what is realThe ideal life of a Joseon scholar-officialDesire, choice and self-discovery

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Public domain: the author died in 1692 and the work was published in 1687, so its copyright has ended in Korea, the US and the EU. Everything written here is our own; no translation is copied.

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  • 성진 Seongjin The brightest young disciple of Master Yukgwan on Lotus Peak. Main character Appears in part 1
  • 육관대사 Master Yukgwan A great master from India who teaches the Way on Lotus Peak. Main character Appears in part 1
  • 양소유 Yang Soyu Main character First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 정경패 Jeong Gyeongpae Main character First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 팔선녀 The Eight Fairies Eight fairy maidens who serve Lady Wei of Mount Heng. Appears in part 1
  • 진채봉 Jin Chaebong First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 계섬월 Gye Seomwol First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 가춘운 Ga Chunun First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 적경홍 Jeok Gyeonghong First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 이소화(난양공주) Yi Sohwa (Princess Nanyang) First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 심요연 Sim Yoyeon First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
  • 백능파 Baek Neungpa First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.

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처음 ~ 성진과 팔선녀가 인간 세상으로 가기까지

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Part 2

양소유가 태어나 ~ 정경패와 혼약하기까지

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Part 3

하북에 사신으로 가서 ~ 토번을 물리치기까지

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두 공주와 혼인하여 ~ 승상으로 부귀를 누리기까지

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Part 5

양소유가 늙어 인생의 덧없음을 느끼며 ~ 끝

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