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Contemporary Novelists Shed the Past: The Birth of the New Historical Novel | LIST

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http://list.or.kr/node/874
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list_Books from Korea
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Language
English(English)
Country
SOUTH KOREA
City
Seoul
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Writer
Kim Hoon , Kim Byeola , Kim Young-ha , Lee Jung-myung

About the Author

  • Kim Hoon
  • Birth : 1948 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Hoon
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김훈
  • ISNI : 0000000081223011
  • Works : 15
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Contemporary Novelists Shed the Past: The Birth of the New Historical Novel   By Jung Yeo-ul on Nov 01 2014 01:24:01 Vol.16 Summer 2012 Popular literary novelists Kim Hoon, Kim Young-ha, Kim Byeola, and Lee Jung-myung breathe new life into familiar historical figures. Historical dramas are so popular that whenever Koreans picture a famous historical figure, the first face that comes to mind is that of the actor who played that person on television. Historical novels as well have inspired the observation that “Koreans are bingeing on history.” Recently, there has been a tendency to view historical novels as a form of healing, in which modern readers find solace in the trials and tribulations of historical figures in novels. By empathizing with the difficulties faced by people of the past, people find the key to unlocking their own struggles.

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