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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

소설 알렉산드리아

소설 알렉산드리아
Original Title
소설 알렉산드리아
Title Romanization
Soseol Alleksandeuria
English Title(Printed)
Alexandria
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century

Author
Lee Byeng-Ju
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1965
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Prince Kim, Marcel Gabriel, Sarah Angel, Hans,
Subject/Theme
Tyranny of history and the salvation of mankind
Writer default image
  • Lee Byeng-Ju
  • Birth : 1921 ~ 1992
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Byeng-Ju
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이병주
  • ISNI : 0000000398288163
  • Works : 13
Plot

When the narrator (Prince Kim) turns 15, his parents die of cholera, and his brother is imprisoned in Seodaemun Prison. The narrator follows a Frenchman named Marcel Gabriel to Alexandria. There, he meets Sarah Angel, a dancer, and a German man named Hans. Hans has come to Alexandria for Endret, who killed his brother, and succeeds in his revenge with the help of Sarah Angel. Sarah and Hans are sent on an exile, and they marry.

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

This is a short story by Lee Byeng-ju published in Sedae (Generation) in 1965. The author wrote the story it based on the time he spent in prison. The characters, including the narrator, Marcel Gabriel, Sarah Angel, and Hans, are all victims of modern history. It deals with the resistance of the victims of history and politics.

1965년 <세대>에 발표된 이병주의 단편소설이다. 작가가 자신의 옥중 생활을 토대로 창작했다. 작품에서 나오는 '나', 말셀 가브리엘, 사라 엔젤, 한스 등은 모두 현대사의 피해자들이다. 역사와 정치에 의해 희생된 인물들의 저항을 다루고 있다.

Translated Books1

  • Alexandria
    English(English) Available
    Alexandria
    Lee Byeng-ju / Lee Byeng-ju / 2012 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
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