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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

스타일

About the Original Works

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English Title(Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction

Author
Baek Young ok
Co-Author
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Published Year
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Lee Seojeong
Subject/Theme
Urban life; working women; desire; office politics

About the Author

  • Baek Young ok
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Young ok
  • Family Name : Baek
  • Korean Name : 백영옥
  • ISNI : 0000000047445526
  • Works : 4
Plot

Lee Seojeong works as a journalist for a fashion magazine. She is stressed from working in the highly competitive fashion industry, and as she witnesses people being swallowed up by desire, power, and greed, she realizes she has also changed.

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

2008년 출간된 백영옥의 장편소설이다. 같은 해 제4회 세계문학상을 수상했다. 작품은 서른 살의 주인공이 일하면서 경험하는 다양한 욕망을 담아내고 있다. 회사 내 권력관계와 중산층에 있는 사람들의 치열한 경쟁 등 다양한 욕망을 사실적으로 그렸다.

The writer Baek Young-ok received the fourth World Literature Award in 2008 for the novel Style, which was published in the same year. The main character is a thirty-year-old woman working in the fashion industry, and the story includes office politics, competition, desire, and greed.

Translated Books4 See More

  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    大酱女 Style
    Baek Young ok et al / 白荣玉 / 2010 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction
  • Vietnamese(Tiếng Việt) Book Available
    Style Kinh tụng thời trang
    Baek Young ok et al / Young ok Baek / 2013 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction
  • Japanese(日本語) Book
    スタイル
    Baek Young ok et al / 白榮玉 / 2010 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction
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