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열일곱살의 털

About the Original Works

열일곱살의 털
Original Title
열일곱살의 털
Title Romanization
Yeorilgopsarui teol
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Author
Kim Haewon
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Il-ho, Il-ho’s grandfather
Subject/Theme
Urban development, town’s benefits, student hair length regulation, student rights

About the Author

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  • Kim Haewon
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Haewon
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김해원
  • ISNI : 0000000051107466
  • Works : 3
Plot

Il-ho is known as a model student at school. One day, he witnesses the gym teacher threatening a student with a lighter for breaking the school's policy about hair length. Enraged at the incident, Il-ho starts a one-man protest against the school’s hair length regulation. Meanwhile, Il-ho's grandfather begins a protest against the town’s development project, realizing that the project only benefits a few and is fatal to the environment. Both protests by Il-ho and Il-ho’s grandfather attract a lot of  attention, but things don't change as much as they’d like. However, in the process of raising questions about the group to which he belongs and asserting his beliefs, Il-ho gradually comes to understand the relationship between the individual and society.

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

This is a novel by Kim Haewon, published in 2008. It won the 6th Sagyejeol (Four Seasons) Literary Award. The novel shows the protagonist's family raising red flags about unfair reality in the groups to which they belong. Their actions partially improve the absurd reality, but more than that, they grow as they learn the meaning of doing something to uphold their beliefs.

2008년에 출간된 김해원의 장편소설이다. 제6회 사계절문학상 대상 수상작이다. 작품은 주인공의 가족이 각자가 속한 집단에서 부당한 현실에 문제를 제기하고 저항하는 모습을 담아낸다. 그들의 행동으로 인해 부조리한 현실은 부분적으로 개선되지만, 그보다도 자신들의 신념을 지키기 위해 행동하는 것의 의미에 대해서 배우고 성장하게 된다.

Translated Books1

  • 十七岁的头发
    Chinese(简体) Book Available
    十七岁的头发
    Kim Haewon et al / 金海原 / 2011 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century