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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

병신과 머저리

About the Original Works

Original Title
병신과 머저리
Title Romanization
Byeongsingwa meojeori
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Author
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Co-Author
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Published Year
1978
Publisher
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ISBN
9788932021218
Main Characters
Older brother, me, Hyein
Subject/Theme
Korean War, existence, trauma
Plot

This book tells the story about the pain of two brothers who lived through the Korean War and the pain of human existence. The older brother is a doctor and he writes about his experiences in novels in an attempt to figure out the source of his pain, but his younger brother leads a helpless life without even understanding the source of his pain.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This work has been acclaimed for opening up a new horizon in fiction, moving beyond the postwar novels of the 1950s that adopted a naturalistic or ideological attitude toward the Korean War experience.

이 작품의 한국전쟁 체험에 대해 자연주의적이거나 관념적인 태도를 취할 수밖에 없었던 1950년대 전후소설을 뛰어넘어 새로운 소설적 지평을 열어 놓은 것으로 평가된다.

Translated Books3

  • English(English) Book Available
    The wounded
    Yi Chong-Jun et al / Yi Chongjun / 2002 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • English(English) Book Available
    The Wounded
    Yi Chong-Jun et al / Yi Cheong-jun / 2012 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • English(English) Book Available
    Two Stories by Yi Chong-Jun
    Yi Chong-Jun et al / Yi Cheong-jun / 2016 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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