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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

두 파산

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두 파산
Original Title
두 파산
Title Romanization
Du pasan
English Title(Printed)
Two Bankruptcies : Volume 102
Classification

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

Author
Yom Sang-seop
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1996
Publisher
문학과지성사
ISBN
8981331154
Main Characters
Jeong-rye’s mother, Kim Ok-im, school principal
Subject/Theme
Material and mental bankruptcies after Korea’s liberation, marriage of the “new women”, downfall of pro-Japanese collaborators

About the Author

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  • Yom Sang-seop
  • Birth : 1897 ~ 1963
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sang-seop
  • Family Name : Yom
  • Korean Name : 염상섭
  • ISNI : 0000000109091795
  • Works : 18
Plot

Jeong-rye’s mother is a “new woman” who studied in Japan, and she runs a stationery store after marriage. On the other hand, Kim Ok-im, a friend of Jeong-rye’s mother, marries her pro-Japanese collaborator husband and leads a luxurious life. After Korea’s liberation from the Japanese rule, Kim Ok-im earns money through usury.  Jeong-rye’s mother borrows money from Kim Ok-im, and Kim Ok-im wants to have the stationary store as repayment. In the end, Jeong-rye’s mother suffers financial bankruptcy, and Kim Ok-im becomes mentally bankrupt, betraying her friend for money.

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

This is a short story by Yom Sang-seop, published in Sincheonji in August 1949. Through two women who lead very different lives after Korea’s liberation from the Japanese rule, it sheds light on the realities of the politically and social corrupt times.

1949년 8월 <신천지>에 발표된 염상섭의 단편소설이다. 이 작품은 해방 이후 상반된 삶을 살아가는 두 여성을 통해 정치, 사회적으로 혼탁한 시대의 현실을 드러낸다.

Translated Books1

  • Two Bankruptcies
    English(English) Book Available
    Two Bankruptcies
    Yom Sang-Seop / Yom Sang-Seop / 2015 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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