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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

당신들의 천국

About the Original Works

Original Title
당신들의 천국
Title Romanization
Dangsindeurui cheonguk
English Title(Printed)
This Paradise of Yours
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Author
Yi Chong-Jun
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1976
Publisher
문학과지성사
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Jo Baek-heon, Elder Hwang Hui-baek, Lee Sang-uk, Lee Jeong-tae
Subject/Theme
Leprosy, history of Sorok Island

About the Author

  • Yi Chong-Jun
  • Birth : 1939 ~ 2008
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Chong-Jun
  • Family Name : Yi
  • Korean Name : 이청준
  • ISNI : 0000000453018634
  • Works : 67
Plot

Army Colonel Jo Baek-heon takes office as the director of a hospital in the leper colony of Sorok Island. He goes to great lengths to make the island a paradise for those suffering from leprosy. One such effort is a reclamation project that connects the island and the mainland, and in the process, many lepers who participate in the construction are subjected to harsh labor. Despite the efforts and sacrifices of Director Jo Baek-heon and the islanders, the reclamation project is eventually suspended. The authorities decide to replace Jo Baek-heon. Seven years later, Reporter Lee Jeong-tae, who comes to report on Sorok Island, meets Jo Baek-heon there. Jo Baek-heon has come to officiate at the wedding ceremony of a leper and a non-leper, and the story ends with Jo Baek-heon rehearsing his congratulatory speech.

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

This is a novel by Yi Chong-Jun, published in 1976. It allegorically describes the political situation in Korea after President Park Chung-Hee passed the Yushin Constitution in the 1970s. On the one hand, the story is a search for a community formed through love and trust as it poses the question, “Is a paradise possible?”

1976년에 출판된 이청준의 장편소설이다. 이 작품은 1970년대 박정희 대통령의 유신헌법 이후 한국의 정치적 상황을 알레고리적으로 표현하고 있다. 한편으로는 '낙원은 가능한가?'라는 질문 아래 사랑과 신뢰로 이루어진 공동체 구성에 대한 모색 과정으로 평가된다.

Translated Books8 See More

  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    你们的天国
    Yi Chong-Jun et al / 李清俊 / 2006 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
  • English(English) Book Available
    This Paradise of Yours
    Yi Chong-Jun et al / Lee Chong-jun / 1986 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
  • English(English) Book Available
    Your paradise
    Yi Chong-Jun et al / Yi Ch`ŏngjun / 2004 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
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