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Original Title
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Title Romanization
Naege kŏjinmarŭl haebwa
English Title(Printed)
LIES 嘘
Classification

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

Author
Jang Jung-il
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2001
Publisher
-
ISBN
4062102641
Main Characters
Jei, Wai
Subject/Theme
Sex and humans, duplicity of desire, questions about humanity

About the Author

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  • Jang Jung-il
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Jung-il
  • Family Name : Jang
  • Korean Name : 장정일
  • ISNI : 0000000082375762
  • Works : 9
Plot

Artist Jei and high school student Wai pursue desire without hesitation as if to blur the boundary between love and carnal desire. Their behavior shows the ambivalence of human beings impulse, and multiple levels of the same kind of desire, and makes the readers question the meaning of life.

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

This is a novel by Jang Jung-il, published in 1996. It examines the human sexuality and desires with a tenacious gaze. It was criticized as lying on the boundary of literature and pornography.

1996년에 출간된 장정일의 장편소설이다. 인간의 성(性)과 욕망에 관해 집요한 시선으로 살펴본 작품이다. 문학과 외설의 경계에 놓여있다는 평을 받기도 했다.

Translated Books1

  • LIES 嘘
    Japanese(日本語) Book Available
    LIES 嘘
    Jang Jung-il et al / 蒋正一 / 2001 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century