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Article: http://list.or.kr/content/love-conquers-all-my-sister-mongsil-kwon-jeong-saeng
Journal: list_Books from Korea
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Language: English(English)
Country: SOUTH KOREA
City: Seoul
Book: Monsil
Writer: Kwon Jeong Saeng
Translator: Lee Sun-young,Ángela Pérez Contreras,Alfredo Romero

About the Author

Kwon Jeong Saeng
Birth : 1937 ~ 2007
Occupation : Children's Book Writer
First Name : Jeong Saeng
Family Name : Kwon
Korean Name : 권정생
ISNI : 0000000060347058
Works : 17

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Love Conquers All: My Sister, Mongsil by Kwon Jeong Saeng By Yoon So-hee on Nov 03 2014 01:11:38 Vol.16 Summer 2012 My Sister, Mongsil Kwon Jeong Saeng Illustrated by Lee Cheolsoo Changbi Publishers, Inc. 2012 300pp. ISBN 9788936433895 My Sister, Mongsil is set in the tumult and tragedy of modern Korean history, illustrating the vivid effects on individual lives. In the midst of such great historical storms, the most pressing issue for the protagonist Mongsil is poverty. As her family is torn apart by poverty and put together again, Mongsil holds onto her faith in love and hope and keeps her spirits high despite the brutal times. Mongsil is the daughter of a yumin, also known as “Japanese pauper,” who returned to Korea after liberation from Japanese occupation, and was considered the lowest of the low at the time. The hunger is so excruciating that Mongsil has to search for a new father to replace the first who went away to earn money. The poverty of the times is palpable in Mongsil’s mother, the Lady from Miryang, and her betrayal of Mongsil’s father. No longer able to endure the hunger and poverty, Lady Miryang marries another man and takes Mongsil along with her. Things seem to be looking up for Mongsil in her new life with her stepfather, but he starts to abuse her after the birth of her half-brother. Disgruntled with Mongsil in their midst, her stepfather gets into a fight with her mother after Mongsil’s father shows up, and the result is violence. In a struggle with her stepfather, Mongsil’s leg gets broken. Share. Twitter Facebook Google Email .

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