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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

소리 그림자

About the Original Works

소리 그림자
Original Title
소리 그림자
Title Romanization
Sori Geurimja
English Title(Printed)
Shadows of a Sound
Classification

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

Author
Hwang Sun-Won
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1969
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Narrator, Seong-il, Elder
Subject/Theme
Memories from childhood, life of a person with disability, role of art

About the Author

Writer default image
  • Hwang Sun-Won
  • Birth : 1915 ~ 2000
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sun-Won
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황순원
  • ISNI : 0000000108762577
  • Works : 85
Plot

The narrator hears the news about the death of Seong il, a childhood friend. Seong il and I used to play by ringing the church bell, but one day Seong il fell while ringing the bell and became a hunchback. Seong il has been living alone for all of his life and has been painting to manage his misfortune and anger. Returning to my hometown for the first time in over 40 years, the narrator takes one of Seong il’s paintings and goes to his grave.

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

This is a short story by Hwang Sun Won, published in his short story collection titled Tal (Mask) in 1976. This story presents the possibility of healing through art. The protagonist paints pictures as a way to manage his misfortune and anger and realizes that he has been saved through fulfillment.

1976년에 출간된 황순원의 단편집<탈>에 수록된작품이다. 이 소설은 예술을 통한 삶의 치유에 대한 가능성을 제시하고 있다. 주인공은 자신의 불행과 분노를 다스리는 방법으로 그림을 그렸고 이를 통해 구원받았음을 깨닫게 된다.

Translated Books1

  • Shadows of a Sound
    English(English) Book Available
    Shadows of a Sound
    Hwang Sun-Won et al / Hwang Soon-Won / 1989 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
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