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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

사진관 살인사건

사진관 살인사건
Original Title
사진관 살인사건
Title Romanization
Sajingwan sarinsageon
English Title(Printed)
Photo shop murder
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story

Author
Kim Young-ha
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Narrator, Ji Gyeong-hui, Jeong Myeong-sik
Subject/Theme
Lies, loneliness, alienated individuals
Kim youngha
  • Kim Young-ha
  • Birth : 1968 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : youngha
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김영하
  • ISNI : 000000012148951X
  • Works : 97
Plot

One day, the narrator, a police officer, receives a call from a photo shop where a murder occurred, and goes to the scene. The murderer is the owner of the photo shop, and the only suspect is his wife, Ji Gyeong-hui. During the investigation, the narrator suspects the relationship between Ji Gyeong-hui and Jeong Myeong-sik, who often came to the photo studio to get his photos developed. Ji Gyeong-hui says that Jeong Myeong-sik liked her, but Jeong strongly denies it. No information is offered about Jeong Myeong-sik other than that he often visited the photo studio, and when the investigation begins, he tells lies to defend himself. Catching the culprit of the murder becomes increasingly difficult, and the narrator suspects Jeong Myeong-sik.

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

This is a short story by Kim Young-ha published in the spring issue of the quarterly journal Munhakdongne in 1999. It was later translated and published in English in 2003. In a plain tone, the short story shows the isolation of modern people and how the resulting solitude and loneliness are turning into relationships of cynicism and negligence.

1999년 계간지<문학동네>봄 호에 발표한 김영하의 단편소설로, 1999년에 출간된 소설집<엘리베이터에 낀 그 남자는 어떻게 되었나>에 수록되어 있다. 이후 2003년에 영어로 번역출간되었다. 작품은 현대인들의 고립과 그로인한 쓸쓸함과 외로움이 냉소와 이해타산적인 관계로 전환되고 있음을 담백한 어조로 보여주고 있다.

Translated Books1

  • Photo shop murder
    English(English) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    Photo shop murder
    Kim Young-Ha / Kim Young-Ha / 2003 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story

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