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From: Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: (Translation) Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim
Date: 16 Oct 2024 19:26:54 GMT
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On 2024-10-16, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
> In article <robertaw-EAA20F.09500616102024@news.individual.net>,
> Robert Woodward  <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
>>In article <4551b48eb3c951be11a93550ec6beaf6@www.novabbs.com>,
>> quadibloc <quadibloc@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> No doubt the comment in your review,
>>> 
>>> "I wonder where on Earth a Korean author would get the idea of a
>>> relentlessly expansionist, exploitative empire determined to replace the
>>> cultures and religions of neighboring countries with the Empire’s
>>> hegemonic culture? It seems almost as though Kim has specific models in
>>> mind. I suppose we will never know what those models were."
>>> 
>>> was intended as a joke, and was written with tongue in cheek.
>>> 
>>> I can think of two candidates off the top of my head, of course.
>>> 
>>
>>And I thought of ONE direct example off the top of my head. Japan from 
>>the late 19th century to the end of WWII ruled Korea ... firmly.
>>
> Is the image directly below "I suppose we will never know what those 
> models were." only visible to me? 

Unfortunately, it actually requires knowledge of Geography to
interpret, which may be asking a bit much.  (Nothing can be read of
the image's labels and what the coloring shows is very non-conclusive.)

Chris