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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

고마네치를 위하여

고마네치를 위하여
Original Title
고마네치를 위하여
Title Romanization
Gomanechireul wihayeo
Title Sub
조남주 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
For Gomaneci
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Author
Cho Nam-ju
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2016
Publisher
-
ISBN
9788956609645
Main Characters
Ko Mani
Subject/Theme
Life after failure and despair, worldly conflict
Writer default image
  • Cho Nam-ju
  • Birth : 1978 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Nam-ju
  • Family Name : Cho
  • Korean Name : 조남주
  • ISNI : 0000000460558831
  • Works : 70
Plot

Ko Mani, who had once dreamed of being a gymnast, is now 36 years old. Her neighborhood becomes designated as a development area, driving up the price of her family’s house. But a little while later, the development plans are cancelled. Then a man in his 40s shows up to purchase her house without realizing that the development plans have been cancelled. Mani’s family becomes conflicted about whether to inform him about the plans being cancelled or not.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This is a novel by Cho Nam-ju, published in 2016. Through the image of ordinary people who live faithfully despite their frustrated dreams, the author gives voice to those who are fighting against the harsh world through the means of “good will.”

2016년에 출간된 조남주의 장편소설이다. 작가는 꿈이 좌절되었지만 성실하게 살아가는 평범한 사람들의 모습을 통해, 험난한 세상에 '선한 의지'라는 정공법으로 맞서고 있는 사람들의 목소리를 들려준다.

Translated Books3

  • 獻給柯曼妮奇
    Chinese(繁體) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    獻給柯曼妮奇
    Cho Nam-ju et al / 趙南柱 / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • 晚安, 高漫妮
    Chinese(简体) Available
    晚安, 高漫妮
    Cho Nam-ju et al / 趙南柱 / 2021 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • WO ICH WOHNE, IST DER MOND GANZ NAH
    German(Deutsch) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    WO ICH WOHNE, IST DER MOND GANZ NAH
    Cho Nam-ju et al / CHO NAM-JOO / 2024 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

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