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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

밀수록 다시 가까워지는

About the Original Works

Original Title
밀수록 다시 가까워지는
Title Romanization
Milsurong dasi gakkawojineun
English Title (Printed)
-
Classification

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

Author
Lee Kiho
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2014
Publisher
-
ISBN
9791156620150
Main Characters
Narrator, uncle
Subject/Theme
Life in the margins, longing, love, absent beings

About the Author

  • Lee Kiho
  • Birth : 1972 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kiho
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이기호
  • ISNI : 0000000043629096
  • Works : 16
Plot

One day, Uncle disappears, leaving only his car behind under the walls of the factory where he worked. His mother had bought him the car with hard-earned money, when he said that he might be able to get married, if he had a car. After taking over Uncle's car, the narrator realizes that the car doesn’t go in reverse and gradually learns about Uncle's story that he didn't know before.

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

Winner of the 11th Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award in 2010, this short story by Lee Kiho was published in 2014. It depicts the pain of the sudden absence of a family to people who have lived in the margins with a deep perspective on humans and a witty narrative.

2010년 제11회 이효석문학상을 수상한 이기호의 단편소설로 2014년에 출간되었다. 주변부 인생을 살아온 사람들에게 가족의 갑작스러운 부재가 던지는 고통을 인간에 대한 깊이 있는 시선과 위트있는 서술로 그린 작품이다.

Translated Books1

  • English(English) Book Available
    So Far, and Yet So Near
    Lee Kiho et al / Lee Ki-ho / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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