달궁
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 달궁
- Title Romanization
- Dalgung
- English Title (Printed)
- -
- Classification
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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
- Seo Jeong-in
- Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
- Occupation : Novelist
- First Name : Jeong-in
- Family Name : Seo
- Korean Name : 서정인
- ISNI : 0000000066504376
- Works : 9
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.
Translated Books1
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French(Français) Book AvailableTALGUNG