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Baptism of Soil

About the E-Books

Author
Yi Ik-sang
Co-Author
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Translator
Charles La Shure
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
흙의 세례
Romanization of Original
Heulgui serye
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9788993360530
Page
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Series
20th Century Korean Literature

About the Author

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  • Yi Ik-sang
  • Birth : 1895 ~ 1935
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Ik-sang
  • Family Name : Yi
  • Korean Name : 이익상
  • ISNI : 0000000455065864
  • Works : 2
About the Original Work
DLKL
  • 흙의 세례
  • Author : Yi Ik-sang
  • Published Year : 1925
  • English Title : Baptism of Soil
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

A novelist as well as a journalist, Yi Ik-sang (1895 – 1935) worked as a reporter for newspapers such as The Chosun Ilbo, The Dong-A Ilbo, and Korea Daily News. He made his debut as a novelist with a publication in The Light of Learning in 1921, and in 1923 he became a member of PASKYULA, the first proletarian literary organization in Korea; when PASKYULA merged with the Society of the Blazing Throng (Yeomgunsa) to form the Korea Artista Proleta Federacio, or KAPF, Yi Ik-sang was one of its initial members.
His most prominent works include short stories such as “Frenzy” (Gwangnan), “Baptism of Soil” (Heulgui serye), and “The Banished” (Jjotgieo ganeun ideul).