Printed/Published Work
Korean(한국어)
광장
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 광장
- Title Romanization
- Gwangjang
- English Title(Printed)
- The Society for Studies in Matryoshka and Basting Pins
- Classification
-
KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Historical > Biographical > Political > Social
- Author
- -
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 1960
- Publisher
- -
- ISBN
- -
- Main Characters
- Lee Myeong-jun, Eun-hye
- Subject/Theme
- Freedom, equality
Plot
This novel begins with the recollection of a prisoner of war Lee Myung-jun who rejected both Koreas and chose to head to a neutral country. Three years after Korea’s liberation from the Japanese rule, Myeong-jun smuggles himself into North Korea but despairs of life there, and returns to South Korea. However, the Battle of the Nakdong River soon breaks out, and Myeong-jun is taken prisoner there. In the evaluation for the repatriation of prisoners, he chooses to go to a neutral country, rather than either Koreas.
Descriptions(Languages 2)