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권순찬과 착한 사람들

About the Original Works

Original Title
권순찬과 착한 사람들
Title Romanization
Kwŏnsunch'an'gwa ch'ak'an saramdŭl
English Title(Printed)
Kwon Sun-chan and Nice People
Classification

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

Author
Lee Kiho
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2015
Publisher
-
ISBN
9791156621270
The Series
K-Fiction 7
Main Characters
Narrator, Kwon Sun-chan, Kim Seok-man
Subject/Theme
Good intentions, conscience, wounded people

About the Author

  • Lee Kiho
  • Birth : 1972 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kiho
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이기호
  • ISNI : 0000000043629096
  • Works : 16
Plot

Kwon Sun-chan protests in front of a loan shark's apartment in order to retrieve the money that the loan shark took from him unfairly. The apartment residents start to feel uncomfortable with Kwon Sun-chan, and the first-person narrator tries to convince him to stop protesting, saying that he will help. Kwon Sun-chan refuses people’s assistance.

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

This is a short story included in Lee Kiho's short story collection titled, Kang Min-ho, the Friendly Church-goer, published in 2018. This short story questions what is “goodness” to those who are in poverty and have been wounded.

2018년에 출간된 이기호의 소설집<누구에게나 친절한 교회오빠 강민호>에 수록된 단편소설이다. 가난하고 상처받은 사람들에게 '착한 것'이란 무엇인지 질문을 던지는 작품이다.

Translated Books1

  • English(English) Book Available
    Kwon Sun-chan and Nice People
    Lee Kiho et al / Lee Ki-ho / 2015 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century