Printed/Published Work
Korean(한국어)
관촌수필
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 관촌수필
- Title Romanization
- Gwanchonsupil
- Title Sub
- 連作小說集
- English Title (Printed)
- -
- Classification
-
KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
- Author
- LEE MUN KU
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 1977
- Publisher
- -
- ISBN
- 9788981330651
- Main Characters
- First-person narrator, mother, grandfather, father, Ongjeom, Grandpa Yun, Sol’s mother, Yun Hak-ro, Boksan, Boksan’s mother, Yoo Cheon-man, Shin Yong-mo, Police Officer Choi
- Subject/Theme
- Nostalgia, restoration of humanism, criticism of industrialization
About the Author
- LEE MUN KU
- Birth : 1941 ~ 2003
- Occupation : Novelist
- First Name : Mun Ku
- Family Name : Lee
- Korean Name : 이문구
- ISNI : 0000000025706254
- Works : 14
Plot
Gwanchonsupil (Gwanchon Essays) consists of eight short stories. The first five are stories about the author’s childhood; the sixth story is about the author’s childhood friend from home whom the author encounters after leaving his hometown, and the last two stories focus on the author’s experiences after returning to his hometown.
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