등대
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 등대
- Title Romanization
- Deungdae
- Title Sub
- 임철우 장편소설
- English Title (Printed)
- -
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
- Author
- Lim Chulwoo
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 2002
- Publisher
- 문학과지성사
- ISBN
- 8932013357
- The Series
- 세계 유명 박물관 여행 시리즈 ; 04
- Main Characters
- Park Cheol, mother, Park Eun-bun, Park Eun-mae
- Subject/Theme
- Coming-of-age novel
Park Cheol moves from an island village to a neighborhood on the outskirts of a city, where he lives with his mother and two sisters. In the indifference of his father who has a second family, Cheol spends five years in the neighborhood from elementary school to night middle school. Meanwhile, Cheol’s younger sister, who has mental disability, dies due to Cheol’s mistake, and his mother dies of liver cancer. Then Cheol hears about his family history from his father and vows not to forgive his father. Cheol’s remaining sister chooses to become a nun, and Cheol becomes a seafarer.
Translated Books2
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French(Français) Book AvailableLe Phare
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German(Deutsch) Book AvailableDas Viertel der Clowns