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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

오발탄

About the Original Works

오발탄
Original Title
오발탄
Title Romanization
Obaltan
English Title(Printed)
A Stray Bullet : Volume 110
Classification

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

Author
Lee Beomseon
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Song Cheol-ho, mother, Song-yeong-ho, Song Myeong-suk
Subject/Theme
Gloomy realities of post-war Korea, abnormal lives of the socially marginalized, misery of survivors

About the Author

Writer default image
  • Lee Beomseon
  • Birth : 1920 ~ 1982
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Beomseon
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이범선
  • ISNI : 0000000084143295
  • Works : 6
Plot

Song Cheol-ho, who works as a clerk in a public accountant's office, his mother who misses the homeland they left behind in the North, his wife and young daughter, his younger brother Yeong-ho who curses society, and his younger sister Myeong-sook, who sells her body to American soldiers, carry on their dark, gloomy lives.

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

This is a short story by Lee Beomseon, published in Hyundae Munhak in October 1958. It is recognized for its faithful record and reflection of post-war Korea, even compared to similar works that address the same issues. It was well received by the public for its depiction of the lives of the weak and the glum image of society.

1958년 10월 <현대문학>에 발표된 이범선의 단편소설이다. 한국전쟁 이후를 다룬 여러 작품 중에서도 현실에 대한 기록과 반영이 충실하다는 평가를 받는 작품이다. 약자의 삶과 침울한 사회상을 묘사하여 대중들에게 큰 공감을 얻었다.

Translated Books1

  • A Stray Bullet
    English(English) Book Available
    A Stray Bullet
    Lee Beomseon et al / 李範宣 / 2015 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
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