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Evening Glow

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Author
Kim Won-il
Co-Author
-
Translator
Agnita Tennant
Publisher
Jain Publishing Company
Published Year
2017
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Original Title
노을
Romanization of Original
Noeul
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
-
Page
-
Series
OVERDRIVE READ

About the Author

  • Kim Won il
  • Birth : 1942 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Won il
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김원일
  • ISNI : 000000008175885X
  • Works : 35
About the Original Work
  • 노을
  • Author : Kim Won il
  • Published Year : 1978
  • English Title : Evening Glow
More About the Original Work
Descriptions -
  • English(English)

In 1948 a small town in South Korea was seized by communists. A lowly butcher, enthralled by the idea that the downtrodden could take power, became a ?hero of the people', slaughtering opponents with unrivalled cruelty, all witnessed by his eleven year old son, Kapsu. Now forty and living in Seoul, Kapsu visits the town that he turned his back on twenty-nine years ago. During his stay, he relives his childhood as he visits places and meets people associated with his past. This story is about family relationships, reconciliation, healing of wounds and fresh hope. The impact of the division of the country on its people is an important part of modern Korean literature and Kim Won-il is a master of this genre. Hong Chong-son wrote, "There are many novels that deal with the confusion of the post-liberation period. Evening Glow excels all others with finesse of its realism. The vivid and stirring emotion it evokes is quite matchless."

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Translated Books3

  • German(Deutsch) Book
    Abendrot
    Won-Il Kim / 김원일 / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
  • French(Français) Book
    CRÉPUSCULES
    Won-Il Kim / 김원일 / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
  • English(English) Book
    Evening Glow
    Kim Won-il / 김원일 / 2003 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
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