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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

아무도 편지하지 않다

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Original Title
아무도 편지하지 않다
Title Romanization
Amudo pyeonjihaji anta
Title Sub
장은진 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
No One Writes Back
Classification

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

Author
Jang Eun-Jin
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2009
Publisher
문학동네
ISBN
9788954609005
Main Characters
Narrator, female novelist 751, Wajo
Subject/Theme
Isolation, loneliness, desolation, understanding of others, will to live

About the Author

  • Jang Eun-Jin
  • Birth : 1976 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Eun-Jin
  • Family Name : Jang
  • Korean Name : 장은진
  • ISNI : 0000000114536699
  • Works : 5
Plot

The narrator travels too different places rather than staying in one place. He gives a number to each person he meets during his travels and writes to them. One day, he meets “Female Novelist 751” and her dog Wajo. The narrator accepts them as companions and travel together. Meanwhile, no one responds to his letters, including his family. As he meets strangers, the narrator comes to understand others, and decides to finish his journey when even just a single person replies to his letter.

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

This is a novel by Jang Eun-Jin, published in 2009. It won the 14th Munhakdongne Writers Award. The author conveys the loneliness and desolation of the journey of life through the protagonist who sends letters to the people he meets during his travels. The character's act of sending letters leads to the understanding of others and the will to not give up on life even in loneliness and isolation.

2009년에 출간된 장은진의 장편소설이다. 제14회 문학동네작가상 수상작이다. 작가는 여행 중에 만난 사람들에게 편지를 보내는 주인공을 통해 삶이라는 여정이 지닌 고독함과 쓸쓸함을 전달한다. 또한 편지를 보내는 주인공의 행위는 타인에 대한 이해로 이어지고, 외로움과 고립된 상황에도 삶을 포기하지 않겠다는 의지로 연결된다.

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