Hwang Sok-yong / 황석영 / 2002 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Un homme se souvient de son enfance auprès de Taegum, la jeune fille qui s'occupait de lui. Les herbes folles ont poussé sur les ruines de son quartier, dévasté par la guerre, où erre Taegum devenue folle, elle aussi. Blessures et failles de l'existence trahissent de même un soldat coréen envoyé au Vietnam, un champion de lutte un peu naïf et gigolo, ou deux journaliers en route pour Sampo en compagnie d'une prostituée. A travers ces quatre récits, Hwang Sok-Yong révèle les déchirements d'un pays tout entier.   Source: http://books.google.co.kr/books/about/La_route_de_Sampo.html?id=RMt9AQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y    

Hwang Sok-yong / 황석영 / 1988 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Hwang Sok-yong / 황석영 / 2012 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

It’s a road trip. Take two men on vacation, add a young woman heading home, put them on the road and let hijinks ensue!  Of course, nothing is quite that light-hearted in Korean fiction and Hwang Sok-yong’s The Road to Sampo is in fact not a picaresque road trip, rather it is a reflection on the losses to Korean culture caused by the successful modernization of the economy, particularly the loss of “hometown.”The story begins with two laborers meeting on the road close to the jobs that they have just lost. Yong-dal has been caught in a dalliance with his landlady, and he and Chong (who goes by last name only) have just been let go of their construction jobs for the winter. With little else to do, Yong-dal decides to accompany Chong to Chong’s hometown of Sampo, and island town just off the coast of Korea.  At first, Chong and Yong-dal are somewhat diffident companions, but they quickly settle into a rhythm of talking, walking, and stopping in little towns along the way. In one of these towns they stop at a bar-restaurant that is in some confusion as the attractive young barmaid has run away. The proprietor tells the two men that there is a reward of 50,000 won if they catch and return the barmaid, and this is in their mind as they head out of town. Soon, of course, they do catch up with the barmaid, but instead of returning her to the bar, they all decide to continue their trek to a train station.   Source: http://www.ktlit.com/two-reviews-of-hwang-sok-yongs/

Hwang Sok-yong et al / 황석영 / 1983 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

The Road to Sampo by Hwang Sok-yong; The Wind and Landscape of Yenang by Yi Pyong-ju; Another Man's Room by Choe In-ho; The Bony-fish that Came into My Net by Cho Se-hui; On the Overhead Bridge by Choe Se-hui; Iron masks by Cho Hae-il; Pyon's death by Sin Sang-ung; Group beating by Yun Hung-gil; The moon-welcoming flower by Kim Chu-yong. source: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-road-to-sampo-and-other-korean-short-stories-hwang-sok-yong/1001660211?ean=9780892092109

Hwang Sok-yong / 황석영 / 2004 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Qu'il s'agisse d'amour perdu, d'incertitudes intimes, de réussite sociale ou du désir de retrouver ses origines, une seule réalité parcourt ces quatre récits de Hwang Sok-Yong le déchirement. Chaque personnage doit l'affronter, non seulement autour de lui, dans une Corée marquée au fer rouge par une violente scission politique, mais plus profondément encore, dans sa chair. Tout l'art de Hwang Sok-Yong est de nous restituer le cœur même de ce peuple, crépitant de vie, imprégné de douleurs et d'incertitude, d'humour aussi, parfois, mais toujours vibrant d'espoir... " Voici une œuvre qui refuse de fermer les yeux devant la douleur, mais qui refuse aussi de se laisser détruire par la destruction - un beau défi lancé grâce à l'écriture. " Diane de Margerie, Le Figaro littéraire   Source: http://www.amazon.fr/route-Sampo-Sok-Yong-Hwang/dp/2264039868/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422425896&sr=1-2&keywords=La route de Sampo