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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

아버지 감시

About the Original Works

Original Title
아버지 감시
Title Romanization
Abeoji Gamsi
English Title
Father under Surveillance
Classification

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

Author
Choe Yun
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1990
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
Main Characters
The narrator, his father
Subject/Theme
Divided country; ideological conflict; the fall of communism; father

About the Author

  • Choe Yun
  • Birth : 1953 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Yun
  • Family Name : Choe
  • Korean Name : 최윤
  • ISNI : 0000000115702521
  • Works : 27
Plot

The main character works at a botany lab in France and lives with his mother. She has told him that she doesn’t know his father’s whereabouts since he left for North Korea, but one day, the main character receives a letter from his father. It takes time for him to invite him to France, and his mother passes away. His father finally arrives in France, and they live together. The main character is not able to understand his father, who remarried and had a family in North Korea. All he can do is watch his father’s every action as he tries to get to know his own father for the first time.

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

1990년에 발표한 최 윤의 단편소설이다. 1992년에 출간한 소설집<저기 소리없이 한 점 꽃잎이 지고>에 수록되어 있다.  작품은 공산주의 국가들이 몰락하던 1990년대에 남북의 분단과 이념대립으로 만들어진 한 가족의 비극을 다루고 있다. 월북했던 아버지와재회한 아들이 아버지를 이해하는 과정을 섬세한 문장으로 보여주고 있다.

“Father under Surveillance” is a short story published in 1990 by Choe Yun, and it was also included in the 1992 collection of her stories titled There a Petal Silently Falls . “Father under Surveillance” is set in 1990 when the world saw the collapse of communist countries, and it deals with a family tragedy caused by the ideological conflict of the only divided country in the world. The story is an elegant and emotional depiction of a son who slowly comes to understand his father from North Korea after their sudden and unexpected reunion.

Translated Books2

  • Spanish(Español) Book Available
    ÉL VIGILA A SU PADRE
    Choe Yun et al / Ch`oe Yun / 1996 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
  • French(Français) Book Available
    Il surveille son père
    Choe Yun et al / Ch`oe Yun / 1993 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
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