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KLN Vol. 55 Special Section Excerpt from Nameless by Hwang Jungeun

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Data number
II00001103
Control number
LTI-P002-2021011-144-003
Title
KLN Vol. 55 Special Section Excerpt from Nameless by Hwang Jungeun
Keyword
Hwang Jungeun, Nameless(Mu-myeong), Yeon-nyeon-se-se (Year after year), Past, Choices, Female, History of Women
Classification
Media · Publication > Korean Literature > Author
Language
English(English)
Item type
General document
Size
20.41KB
Format
DOC Document
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Descriptions - 2 Languages
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This is an excerpt from “Nameless” by Hwang Jungeun in the Special Section of KLN Vol. 55. A short story in Hwang’s short story collection Year after Year, it shows the choice the protagonist made to survive, and the memories of his painful past triggered by his mother’s old name. It sheds light on the hidden history of women through the relationships between characters and reinterprets the lives of women in Korean society and history.

KLN 55호 문학특집 황정은 작가의『무명』의 일부발췌다. 작가의 연작소설『연년세세』수록된 단편소설로, 어머니의 옛 이름으로 촉발된 기억을 통해 그의 아픈 과거와 더불어 살아남기 위해 내렸던 선택의 순간을 보여준다. 인물들간의 관계를 통해 가려진 여성의 역사를 다시금 조명하며 한국사회와 역사 속 여성의 삶을 재해석한다.

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