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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

삼대

삼대
Original Title
삼대
Title Romanization
Samdae
English Title(Printed)
Three Generations
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Author
Yom Sang-seop
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1972
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
The Series
문학동네 장편소설
Main Characters
Jo Ui-gwan, Jo Sang-hun, Jo Deok-gi, Kim Byeong-hwa, Hong Gyeong-ae, Yi Pil-sun
Subject/Theme
Description of the society and family during a historical transition period
Writer default image
  • Yom Sang-seop
  • Birth : 1897 ~ 1963
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sang-seop
  • Family Name : Yom
  • Korean Name : 염상섭
  • ISNI : 0000000109091795
  • Works : 18
Plot

Jo Ui gwan is a wealthy landowner, and he purchases a yangban’s genealogy for the honor of his family. His son Jo Sang hun accepts new culture and ideas from the West and runs an educational business while keeping a concubine and squandering his fortune on entertainment. Jo Ui gwan's grandson and Jo Seong hun's son, Jo Deok gi has a good personality, but he is only interested in protecting his family fortunes.

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

1932년 <조선일보>에 연재된 염상섭의 장편소설이다. 1919년 전후 조선 사회에서 대지주의 생태, 변화해가는 사회의 모습을 사실적으로 다루었다. 삼대에 걸쳐서 몰락하는 대지주의 가족뿐 아니라 사회주의자와 인간 군상들의 모습을 담았다. 염상섭의 대표적인 장편 소설 가운데 하나로 평가된다.

This is a novel by Yom Sang seop, serialized in The Chosun Ilbo in 1932. It realistically portrays lives of landowners and the changing society in Joseon around 1919. The novel not only describes the downfall of the landowner family over three generations, but also depicts socialists and all kinds of people of the time. This work is regarded as one of Yom Sang seop's most representative novels.

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  • الأجيال الثلاثة
    Arabic(اللغة العربية) Funded by LTI Korea
    الأجيال الثلاثة
    Yom Sang-seop et al / يوم سانغ سوب / 2006 / -
  • 三代
    Chinese(简体) Available
    三代
    Yom Sang-seop et al / 廉想涉 / 1997 / -
  • Three Generations
    English(English) Funded by LTI Korea
    Three Generations
    Yom Sang-Seop / Yom Sang-Seop / 2006 / -
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