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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

나b책

나b책
Original Title
나b책
Title Romanization
Nabchaek
Title Sub
김사과 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
b, Book, and Me
Classification

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

Author
-
Co-Author
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Published Year
2011
Publisher
-
ISBN
9788936456399
The Series
Munhakdongne Short Story Collection
Main Characters
Narrator, b, Chaek, Washington Cap
Subject/Theme
Coming-of-age novel, bullying, poverty, marginalized youth
Plot

Living in a seaside village, the narrator is distressed by being bullied by other children. The narrator happens to meet “b,” whose family became poor to pay for the treatment of the incurable disease that b’s younger sibling is suffering from, and a mysterious man named “Chaek,” and the three characters depend on each other and comfort each other in these difficult times.

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

This is a short story collection by Kim Sagwa (Apple Kim), published in 2011. It depicts the loneliness, despair, and anger of the youth and points out the contradictions and ills of modern society.

2011년에 출간된 김사과의 소설집이다. 젊은 세대들의 고독, 절망, 분노를 그리며 현대 사회의 모순과 병폐를 짚어낸다.

Translated Books3

  • b, Book, and Me
    English(English) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    b, Book, and Me
    Kim Sagwa(Apple Kim) et al / Kim Sagwa / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • Ich, B und Buch
    German(Deutsch) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    Ich, B und Buch
    Kim Sagwa(Apple Kim) et al / Kim Sagwa / 2021 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • Io, B e Libro
    Italian(Italiano) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    Io, B e Libro
    Kim Sagwa(Apple Kim) et al / Kim Sagwa / 2021 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century