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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

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About the Original Works

Original Title
미쳐버리고 싶은, 미쳐지지 않는
Title Romanization
Michyeobeorigo sipeun, michyeojiji anneun
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

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

Author
Yi In-seong
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1996
Publisher
-
ISBN
8932007748
Main Characters
Narrator, “you,” “he”
Subject/Theme
Human chaos and desires, mysteries of desires

About the Author

  • Yi In-seong
  • Birth : 1953 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : In-seong
  • Family Name : Yi
  • Korean Name : 이인성
  • ISNI : 0000000120228959
  • Works : 8
Plot

The narrator writes poetry in an inn in Anyang, waiting for a call from the woman he loved in the past. He wastes time doing nothing, but one day he goes up to the roof because he thinks there is something wrong with the phone line. On the other hand, the character “you” is the narrator’s past self, and “you” tells the story of the woman the narrator loved in college. “He” is the narrator’s future self. “He” drives to Namwon and wanders around with a bar girl. After spending a night at Seonunsa Temple, “he” lets the narrator out of the car trunk and leaves.

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

This is a novel by Yi In-seong, published in 1995. In this work, “you,” the first-person narrator “I,” and “he” appear in the past, present, and future tenses, respectively. Revealing Yi In-seong's unique experiment with novels, this work is considered to be a novel that fundamentally reflects on the desires that exist in human relationships and the mysteries of those desires.

1995년 출간된 이인성의 장편소설이다. 이 작품에서는  ‘너’, ‘나’, ‘그’가 각각 과거, 현재, 미래 시제로 등장한다. 이인성 특유의 소설적 실험을 드러내며 인간 관계 속에 실존하는 욕망들과 그 욕망의 비의를 근원적으로 성찰한다는 평가를 받는다.

Translated Books1

  • French(Français) Book Available
    INTERDIT DE FOLIE
    Yi In-seong et al / YI IN-SEONG / 2010 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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