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Rina by Kang Young-sook | LIST

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Article
http://list.or.kr/node/1046
Journal
list_Books from Korea
Issued Date
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Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
SOUTH KOREA
City
Seoul
Book
Rina
Writer
Kang Young-sook
Translator
Kim Boram

About the Author

  • Kang Young-sook
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Young-sook
  • Family Name : Kang
  • Korean Name : 강영숙
  • ISNI : 0000000050186043
  • Works : 7
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  • English(English)

Winter brought unrelenting blizzards that turned the ashen landscape into a dream-like winter wonderland. When the snow was particularly heavy, they couldn’t even leave their houses, the front doors having vanished. The people with pulmonary problems had the worst of these winters. Mornings were spent shoveling snow and clearing roads. If they stopped to rest for even a moment, the snow would catch up with them. The world became lighter and brighter and the people became crazier. “I love the industrial complex forever. I’ll bury my bones here!” they would yell as they floundered in the snow. There was so much snow that some people started to show serious signs of oxygen deficiency. It was here that Rina received two gifts that would haunt her for the rest of her life: acute sensitivity to sunlight in both her skin and eyes. Nowhere outdoors was safe for her, so she would sit at home and curse like a sailor, tears streaming from her eyes. Winter seemed like it would never end. They were isolated time and again by the snow. No one was able to leave the industrial complex. Everyone slept late, except for one old man who woke up early every morning to quietly clear away the snow that had piled up overnight. He seemed to be the only sane, living one among them. But sometimes even he looked like a corpse. The snow blocked the roads and the people from the west side had no way of bringing food over. Without any money to bet, and nothing other than money to bet, they staked their sick, diseased lives. They dealt cards and sat quietly, each person looking down at his or her own hand. It would get so quiet that even the mice that had accidentally crept in would tiptoe along the walls. No one said it out loud, but they were all secretly waiting for the phone to ring—the phone with the broken cord that someone had brought to use as decoration—and they hoped that help would be on the other end of the line.

Translated Books7 See More

  • Japanese(日本語) Book Available
    リナ
    Kang Young-sook et al / 강영숙 / 2011
  • English(English) Book Available
    Rina
    Kang Young-sook / 강영숙 / 2015
  • Japanese(日本語) Book Available
    ライティングクラブ
    Kang Young-sook et al / 강영숙 / 2017

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