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Harbin

About the E-Books

Author
Lee Hyoseok
Co-Author
-
Translator
Ally Hwang
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
하얼빈
Romanization of Original
Haeolbin
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9788993360288
Page
-
Series
20th Century Korean Literature

About the Author

  • Lee Hyoseok
  • Birth : 1907 ~ 1942
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Hyoseok
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이효석
  • ISNI : 0000000083795582
  • Works : 36
About the Original Work
  • 하얼빈
  • Author : -
  • Published Year : 1940
  • English Title : Harbin
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

Lee Hyoseok’s works are generally categorized as having three tendencies: the tendency of the “fellow traveler,” eroticism, and xenophilia. “Harbin” is the leading work from his later years. This short story reveals the problematic circumstances around the 1940s and Lee’s assessment of his own self-awareness. The dialogue between the protagonist who considers himself a skeptic and a cabaret worker, Eura, who says, “I always think I just want to die,” is the main storyline of this short story. This work describes the desolate inner sentiments, feelings, and skepticism of the protagonist who travels to Harbin and the sorrowful sentimentality of the city.