생의 이면
- Original Title
- 생의 이면
- Title Romanization
- Saengui imyeon
- English Title(Printed)
- The Reverse Side of Life
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
- Author
- Lee Seung-U
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 1992
- Publisher
- 문이당
- ISBN
- 9788974564698
- The Series
- 창비소설선
- Main Characters
- Narrator, Bak Bugil, Jongdan
- Subject/Theme
- Understanding of and contemplation on humans
The narrator is asked by a magazine to summarize the life of Bak Bugil, an established writer. The narrator reconstructs Bak’s life through Bak’s interviews and his autobiographical fiction Fruits of the Earth. As a child, Bak Bugil had given nail clippers to a crazy man who was trapped in his uncle's backyard, and the man had committed suicide with the nail clippers. After learning that the madman is his father, Bak suffers from guilt. Afterward, he falls in love with an older woman named Jongdan, but after hearing that she wants to marry a pastor, he attends a seminary. However, their love does not come true. as she leaves to study abroad. Bak Bugil decides to drop out of school and become a writer.
Translated Books6 See More
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English(English) Funded by LTI Korea AvailableThe Reverse Side of Life
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French(Français) AvailableL'ENVERS DE LA VIE
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German(Deutsch) AvailableDie Rückseite des Lebens
Related Resources8 See More
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English(English) DocumentThe Old Diary
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English(English) DocumentLove, Sin, and Transcendence
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German(Deutsch) Exhibition printout2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Lee Seung-U Introductory Booklet