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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

달궁

About the Original Works

달궁
Original Title
달궁
Title Romanization
Dalgung
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

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

Author
Seo Jeong-in
Co-Author
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Published Year
1987
Publisher
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ISBN
2020339773
Main Characters
Narrator, Insil, Gyesuk, Old man Hwang, Teacher Yun, Hong Hyeong-tae
Subject/Theme
Post-war realities and individual life

About the Author

Writer default image
  • Seo Jeong-in
  • Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Jeong-in
  • Family Name : Seo
  • Korean Name : 서정인
  • ISNI : 0000000066504376
  • Works : 9
Plot

Insil loses her parents during the Korean War and is raised by a couple. However, after being raped by her uncle and receiving an unwanted marriage proposal from the landlord’s son, she leaves home and head to her childhood hometown. Her misfortunes continue, as she is forcibly detained at a prayer center, works at a factory and then at a bar in the US military base. Insil marries Hong Hyeong-tae, whom she meets at the bar in the US military base, but he is arrested on the suspicion of receiving spy training. After her husband is arrested, Insil has an affair with her husband's friend and feels guilty about it.

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

This is a series of short stories published in Hanguk munhak, Segyeui munhak, Munhaksasang, and Soseolmunhak in September 1985. It consists of 86 episodes and features over 30 characters. Each episode has an organic relationship with the whole story, and at the same time, each has a unique compositional method that fallows them to function as an independent story.

1985년 9월 <한국문학>, <세계의 문학>, <문학사상>, <소설문학> 등에 발표한 연작장편소설이다. 86개에 이르는 에피소드로 구성되어 30여 명에 이르는 인물들을 다루고 있다. 각각의 이야기는 전체와 유기적인 관계를 맺고 동시에 각각이 하나의 독립적인 이야기로 기능하는 독특한 구성 방식을 취하고 있다.

Translated Books1

  • TALGUNG
    French(Français) Book Available
    TALGUNG
    Seo Jeong-in et al / SU JUNG IN / 2001 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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