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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

사슴벌레 여자

About the Original Works

Original Title
사슴벌레 여자
Title Romanization
Saseumbeolle yeoja
Title Sub
윤대녕 장편소설
English Title (Printed)
-
Classification

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

Author
Youn Dae-Nyeong
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2001
Publisher
이룸
ISBN
898790539X
Main Characters
Lee Seong-ho, Seo Ha-suk, Lee Myeong-gu, Cha Su-jeong
Subject/Theme
Memory and ego, memory transplantation, human alienation

About the Author

  • Youn Dae-Nyeong
  • Birth : 1962 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Dae-Nyeong
  • Family Name : Youn
  • Korean Name : 윤대녕
  • ISNI : 000000008130556X
  • Works : 21
Plot

Suffering from amnesia, Lee Seong-ho meets Seo Ha-suk on the streets, and they begin to live together. Seo Ha-suk recommends Lee Seong-ho to undergo a memory transplant through an online stag beetle sales route, and Lee Seong-ho receives the memory of a man named Lee Myeong-gu through a transplant. Unfortunately, not only the memories but also feelings are transplanted in Lee Seong-ho, who feels an urge to kill a woman named Cha Su-jeong, who was Lee Myeong-gu's fiancée.

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

This is the fifth novel by Youn Dae-Nyeong, published in 2001. It explores the meaning of human alienation, schizophrenia, and loss of existence through the science fictional subject of “memory transplantation.”

2001년에 출간된 윤대녕의 다섯 번째 장편소설이다. '기억 이식'이라는 SF적 소재를 통해 인간 소외와 자아분열, 존재감 상실 등의 의미를 탐구하는 작품이다.

Translated Books1

  • French(Français) Book Available
    VOLEUR D'ŒUFS
    Youn Dae-Nyeong et al / YOUN Dae-nyong / 2003 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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