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“Untold Night and Day” by literary icon Bae Suah reads as a phantasmagoric fever dream

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Article
https://iexaminer.org/69360-2/
Journal
iexaminer
Issued Date
February 17, 2021
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
-
Book
Untold Night and Day
Writer
Bae Suah
Translator
Deborah Smith

About the Author

  • Bae Su-ah
  • Birth : 1965 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Suah
  • Family Name : Bae
  • Korean Name : 배수아
  • ISNI : 0000000362669423
  • Works : 27
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  • English(English)

Untold Night and Day, literary icon Bae Suah’s most recent novel to be translated into English, is a vibrant and enigmatic meditation on the nature of existence and what happens when boundaries are dissolved. In her native Korea, Bae Suah’s oeuvre has long been subject to accusations by critics of being “un-Korean”. Such allegations and not without base, her works tend to buck so-called “Korean” literary themes and conventions, instead highlighting strong-minded women whose place in a traditional society cannot be neatly defined or labeled. In addition to thematic divergence, Bae’s frequent usage of long winding sentences, repetition, and tendency towards the surrealist make her a singular figure in the Korean literary scene.

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