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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

새의 선물

About the Original Works

Original Title
새의 선물
Title Romanization
Saeui seonmul
English Title(Printed)
A Bird's Gift
Classification

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

Author
Eun Heekyung
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1995
Publisher
문학동네
ISBN
8985712764
The Series
콩깍지 문고; 3
Main Characters
Narrator (12-year-old girl)
Subject/Theme
Falsehood, disillusionment, rejection of growth, logic of life

About the Author

  • Eun Heekyung
  • Birth : 1959 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Heekyung
  • Family Name : Eun
  • Korean Name : 은희경
  • ISNI : 0000000113700223
  • Works : 50
Plot

Living in the countryside with her grandmother, the narrator is around adults more often than her peers. She realizes how foolish and false the words and actions of adults are, and she loses interest in the world. Watching the adults around her grandmother make a false show of power, the narrator decides that she doesn't want to become an adult, but at the same time realizes why they have no choice but to live that way. Watching the women of the village who are faced with painful difficulties yet struggling to laugh even a little more, as well as the villagers who blab other people’s secrets, the narrator learns the logic of the world and become disillusioned with the world.

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

This is a novel by Eun Heekyung, published in 1996. It won the 1st Munhakdongne Novel Award. The work presents the lives of adults through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl. With a cheerful and transparent gaze, the author paints a picture of the protagonist who decides that she does not want to become a ridiculous adult as she grows up witnessing how the words and actions of adults full of lies. The novel gained widespread popularity, being printed 73 times since publication, and a slightly revised version of the novel was published in 2010 in celebration of the 15th year of the novel’s publication.

1996년에 출간된 은희경의 장편소설로 제1회 문학동네소설상 수상작이다. 작품은 12살 소녀의 시선을 통해 어른들의 삶을 보여주고 있다. 허위로 가득한 어른들의 말과 행동에서 우스꽝스러운 어른이 되고 싶지 않다는 결심을 하는 주인공과 그런 주인공을 경쾌하고 투명한 시선으로 그려낸 작가의 문장이 소설의 재미를 높였다. 초판 출간 이후 73쇄를 찍는 등 많은 인기를 누렸던 소설을 15년만인 2010년에 개정판을 냈는데, 일부 문장을 다듬었을 뿐 내용이나 형식은 그대로 유지했다.

Translated Books6 See More

  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    鸟的礼物
    Eun Heekyung et al / 殷熙耕 / 2007 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • French(Français) Book Available
    Le cadeau de l'oiseau
    Eun Heekyung et al / Eun Hee-Kyung / 2002 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • German(Deutsch) Book Available
    Ein Geschenk des Vogels
    Eun Heekyung / Eun Heekyung / 2005 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
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