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English(English) E-Book

Bitterness of the Inner Quarters

About the E-Books

Author
Na Hye-seok
Co-Author
-
Translator
Sora Kim-Russell
Publisher
Literature Translation Institute of Korea
Published Year
2014
Country
SOUTH KOREA (Seoul)
Classification

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

Original Title
규원
Romanization of Original
Gyuwon
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9788993360462
Page
-
Series
20th Century Korean Literature

About the Author

  • Na Hye-seok
  • Birth : 1896 ~ 1948
  • Occupation : Painter
  • First Name : Hye-seok
  • Family Name : Na
  • Korean Name : 나혜석
  • ISNI : 000000002352748X
  • Works : 3
About the Original Work
  • 규원
  • Author : -
  • Published Year : 1921
  • English Title : Bitterness of the Inner Quarters
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

Na Hye-seok (1896 – 1948) was a poet, feminist writer, painter, educator, and journalist. Born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, as the fourth child of a wealthy family, she demonstrated an artistic talent from an early age and graduated at the top of her class from Jin Myeong Girl's High School in 1913. She went on to study western painting at Tokyo Women's Art College in Japan, which was an unheard of accomplishment for a Korean woman at the time. She became the first female professional painter and the first feminist writer in Korea, and later made waves for a rumored extramarital affair and her subsequent divorce. Her major written work, “Gyeong-hui” (1918), explores the theme of sinyeoseong, or “new woman,” and is regarded as the first feminist short story in Korean literature. She is also well known for her essay, “A Divorce Confession,” which was published in a magazine in 1934.