Original Works

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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

백색인간

About the Original Works

Original Title
백색인간
Title Romanization
Baeksaegingan
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Detective > Adventure

Author
Kim Sungjong
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Seo Nam-pyo, Hong Nan-mi
Subject/Theme
Poverty, desire, revenge

About the Author

  • Kim Sungjong
  • Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sungjong
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김성종
  • ISNI : 0000000379467553
  • Works : 17
Plot

Hong Nan-mi, who grew up in poverty and becomes consumed with desires, lives with Seo Nam-pyo, but when she is pregnant, she has an abortion. The reason she made the decision was so that she could marry Nam Gwang-su, the president of Nambang Group. Seo Nam-pyo decides to take revenge and starts killing all the people related to Hong Nan-mi.

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

This is a novel by Kim Sungjong, published in 1981. Kim Sungjong is regarded as Korea's first full-fledged mystery novelist, and this mystery novel gained wide popularity.

1981년 출간된 김성종의 장편소설이다. 김성종은 한국 최초의 본격적인 추리소설 작가로 평가받고 있으며, 이 작품 역시 추리 소설로서 대중적인 인기를 끌었다.

Translated Books1

  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    白色人间
    Kim Sungjong et al / 金圣钟 / 2009 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Detective > Adventure