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About the Original Works

Original Title
부초
Title Romanization
Bucho
English Title(Printed)
Floating Grass
Classification

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

Author
Han Soosan
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2005
Publisher
-
ISBN
9788937420085
Main Characters
Yun-jae, Gwang-pyo, Ha-myeong, Ji-hye, Chil-ryong
Subject/Theme
Consciousness of drifters, will to live, lives of those who have been displaced

About the Author

  • Han Soosan
  • Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Soosan
  • Family Name : Han
  • Korean Name : 한수산
  • ISNI : 0000000080914224
  • Works : 9
Plot

Yun-jae, an acrobat, is like a father to the members of the circus troupe, Irwol Acrobatic Troupe. Yun-jae and members of the acrobatic troupe travel across the country to perform. When Jun-pyo, the leader of the acrobatic troupe, collapses, his younger brother, Gwang-pyo, becomes the new leader. Tired of Gwang-pyo's corruption and violence, the members of the troupe leave one by one, and are replaced by new members. Eventually, Irwol Acrobatic Troupe is divided into two groups, existing members and new members, which result in conflicts. Then, one day, Gwang-pyo wields violence, and Yun-jae who confronts him collapses. Due to this incident, the members who followed Yun-jae leave the troupe.

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

This is a novel by Han Soosan, published in Segyeui munhak (Literature of the World) in 1976. It discusses their wanderings and new beginnings of the circus troupe “Irwol Acrobatic Troupe,” which has been pushed to the margins by the times. It depicts the pains of life centered on the lives of marginalized people, and depicts the new power of human life through the ending.

1976년 <세계의 문학>에 발표된 한수산의 장편소설이다. 시대에 밀려난 서커스단 '일월곡예단'을 통해 이들의 유랑과 새로운 출발을 이야기한다. 소외된 집단의 삶을 중심으로 삶의 고통을 형상화하고 있으며, 결말을 통해 인간 생명의 새로운 힘을 묘사한다고 평가된다.

Translated Books3

  • Arabic(اللغة العربية) Book Available
    العشب العائم
    Han Soosan et al / سوسان / 2006 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • German(Deutsch) Book Available
    Ende einer Vorstellung
    Han Soosan / Han Soosan / 1999 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • English(English) Book Available
    Floating Grass
    Han Soosan et al / Han Soo-San / 1990 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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