신기생뎐
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 신기생뎐
- Title Romanization
- Singisaengdyeon
- Title Sub
- 이현수 장편소설
- English Title (Printed)
- -
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
- Author
- Lee HyunSu
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 2005
- Publisher
- 문학동네
- ISBN
- 8954600417
- Main Characters
- Old woman, Buyong (a gisaeng), man
- Subject/Theme
- Story about old gisaengs, desolate life, love
In Buyonggak, elderly gisaengs (courtesans), an old kitchen maid kitchen who takes care of them, and a man who does all the hard work (although no one knows how he came to live there) live together. They spend their later years sharing their sorrows and loneliness in Buyonggak, which had once thrived but now has no trace of its prosperity.
Translated Books3
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Russian(Русский) Book AvailableСКАЗАНИЕ О НОВЪIХ КИСЭН
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German(Deutsch) Book AvailableDIE LETZTE GISAENG
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French(Français) Book AvailableAu Lotus d'Or