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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

서울, 1964년 겨울

About the Original Works

Original Title
서울, 1964년 겨울
Title Romanization
Seoul, 1964nyeon gyeoul
English Title(Printed)
Seoul-1964-Winter
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story

Author
Kim Seungok
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1966
Publisher
創又社
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Narrator, Ahn, strange man
Subject/Theme
Tragic life of modern people, despair, ennui

About the Author

  • Kim Seungok
  • Birth : 1941 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Seungok
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김승옥
  • ISNI : 0000000114805510
  • Works : 33
Plot

At a nearby roasted sparrow eatery, the narrator, who works at the city hall, meets Ahn, a graduate student in his 20s, and a man in his mid-thirties whose identity is unknown. The three of them have meaningless conversations as they roam the streets, and eventually decide to part. However, the man says he doesn't want to be alone, so the three of them decide to stay at an inn and gets separate rooms. The next morning, the man is found dead after committing suicide, and the narrator and Ahn go their separate ways.

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

This is a short story by Kim Seungok published in Sasanggye in 1965. All three characters in this story have been alienated from society and feel a deep sense of despair and ennui. They try to endure their ennui through meaningless conversations and games overnight. Through these characters, the work calmly depicts the tragedy of modern people who live as cogs in the wheel of society.

1965년 <사상계>에 발표된 김승옥의 단편소설이다. 작품에 등장하는 세 인물들은 모두 사회로부터 소외되어 깊은 절망감과 권태를 느끼고 있다. 이들은 하룻밤의 무의미한 대화, 놀이를 통하여 권태를 견디고자 한다. 작품은 이러한 인물들을 통해 사회의 기계부품처럼 살아가는 현대인의 비극을 냉정하게 묘사하고 있다.

Translated Books2

  • English(English) Book Available
    Seoul-1964-Winter
    Kim Seungok / Kim Seungok / 2008 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
  • Russian(Русский) Book Available
    СЕУЛ, ЗИМА 1964 ГОДА
    Kim Seungok et al / КИМ СЫН ОК / 2013 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
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