Printed/Published Work
Korean(한국어)
소망
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 소망
- Title Romanization
- Somang
- English Title(Printed)
- Juvesenility : Volume 101
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
- Author
- Ch`ae Man-Sik
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 1938
- Publisher
- -
- ISBN
- -
- Main Characters
- Narrator, narrator’s older sister
- Subject/Theme
- Boundary between normal and abnormal, bizarre reality, avoiding reality
About the Author
- Ch`ae Man-Sik
- Birth : 1902 ~ 1950
- Occupation : Novelist
- First Name : Man-Sik
- Family Name : Chae
- Korean Name : 채만식
- ISNI : 0000000108825128
- Works : 29
Plot
After quitting her job at a newspaper company, the narrator sees her husband behaving strangely, such as wearing winter clothes in the summer. Thinking that he is suffering from a mental disorder, she pays a visit to her older sister, who is married to a doctor. However, as the narrator explains to her sister about her husband's derangement, she becomes confused as to what is really strange and bizarre.
Descriptions(Languages 2)
Translated Books1
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English(English) Book AvailableJuvesenility