Printed/Published Work
Korean(한국어)
꿈꾸는 인큐베이터
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 꿈꾸는 인큐베이터
- Title Romanization
- Kkumkkuneun inkyubeiteo
- English Title (Printed)
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- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
- Author
- Park Wansuh
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 1993
- Publisher
- -
- ISBN
- 9788984350212
- Main Characters
- The narrator receives assistance from a man at her niece’s pre-school talent show by chance and happens to grab tea with him. He introduces himself as the father of two girls. While conversing with the man, he expresses that it is not necessary to have a son, and the narrator asserts that his opinion is only a delusion and argues the necessity for a son. The narrator is yet raw from the pain of having been forced to undergo an abortion by her husband and his family in order to give birth to a boy.
- Subject/Theme
- Male-dominant society, oppressed women, preference for sons over daughters
About the Author
- Park Wansuh
- Birth : 1931 ~ 2011
- Occupation : Novelist
- First Name : Wansuh
- Family Name : Park
- Korean Name : 박완서
- ISNI : 0000000120207103
- Works : 101
Plot
The narrator receives assistance from a man at her niece’s pre-school talent show by chance and happens to grab tea with him. He introduces himself as the father of two girls. While conversing with the man, he expresses that it is not necessary to have a son, and the narrator asserts that his opinion is only a delusion and argues the necessity for a son. The narrator is yet raw from the pain of having been forced to undergo an abortion by her husband and his family in order to give birth to a boy.
Descriptions(Languages 2)
Translated Books1
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German(Deutsch) Book AvailableDie träumende Brutmaschine