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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

복덕방

About the Original Works

Original Title
복덕방
Title Romanization
poktŏkpang
English Title (Printed)
-
Classification

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

Author
Yi Tae Jun
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2013
Publisher
-
ISBN
9788074360343
Main Characters
Officer Seo, Old Man Ahn, Park Hui-wan, Ahn Gyeong-hwa
Subject/Theme
Rapid change in social conditions, land speculation, lives of the marginalized elderly

About the Author

  • Yi Tae Jun
  • Birth : 1904 ~ 1956
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Tae Jun
  • Family Name : Yi
  • Korean Name : 이태준
  • ISNI : 0000000078343821
  • Works : 17
Plot

Park Hui-wan and old man Ahn often visit the real estate office owned by Officer Seo. Old man Ahn’s daughter is a dancer, famous for being frugal, but Ahn persuades her to invest a lot of money in real estate when he hears that he could become rich from purchasing land by the western coast, as a port will be built in the area. A year later, Ahn finds out that he had been swindled and commits suicide.

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

This is a short story by Yi Tae Jun, published in Jogwang in 1937. This mainly features characters who are unable to adapt to the rapidly changing reality. In particular, it exposes dilettantism, which manifests as cynicism toward society and an ironic attitude toward life.

1937년 <조광(朝光)>에 발표된 이태준의 단편이다. 이 작품은 급격하게 변화하는 현실에 적응하지 못 하는 인물들을 주로 다뤘다. 특히 사회에 대한 냉소와 인생에 대한 아이러니적 태도를 드러내는 딜레탕티즘이  잘 드러난 작품이라 평가받는다.

Translated Books1

  • Japanese(日本語) Book
    福德房
    Yi Tae Jun et al / 李泰俊 / 1955 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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