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English(English) E-Book

Broken Strings

About the E-Books

Author
Kang kyung ae
Co-Author
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Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Literature Translation Institute of Korea
Published Year
2013
Country
SOUTH KOREA (Seoul)
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1910-1945

Original Title
파금
Romanization of Original
Pageum
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9788993360233
Page
-
Series
20th Century Korean Literature

About the Author

  • Kang Kyung-ae
  • Birth : 1906 ~ 1943
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kyung-ae
  • Family Name : Kang
  • Korean Name : 강경애
  • ISNI : 0000000083968420
  • Works : 23
About the Original Work
  • 파금
  • Author : Kang Kyung-ae
  • Published Year : 1931
  • English Title : Broken Strings
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

Kang Kyung-ae was a leading writer, feminist, and labor activist during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. Kang’s first work, “Broken Strings,” reveals the concerns and inclinations that would come to characterize her writing. The main character Hyeong-cheol stands at a crossroads: take the well-trodden path down which his future is guaranteed, or stand with the masses and fight society. After agonizing over this choice, he throws everything away and leaves for Manchuria. With its cast of characters who sacrifice their youth in Gando to devote themselves to the people’s struggle, this story demonstrates Kang’s sense of duty as a writer who wanted to change the world.