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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

우상의 집

우상의 집
Original Title
우상의 집
Title Romanization
Usangui jip
English Title(Printed)
House of Idols
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Author
Choi In-hun
Co-Author
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Published Year
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ISBN
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Main Characters
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Subject/Theme
Art theory; individualism
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  • Choi In-hun
  • Birth : 1936 ~ 2018
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : In-hun
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최인훈
  • ISNI : 0000000116984436
  • Works : 46
Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • Korean(한국어)
  • English(English)

1976년에 출간된 최인훈 전집 중, 8권에 속한다. 2008년 작가의 전집 개정판을 출간하면서 제목을 <웃음소리>로 바꿨고 수록된 단편들의 일부도 수정했다. 작가의 유일한 단편집이다. <우상의 집>을 비롯 <GREY구락부전말기>, <열하일기>, <금오신화>, <귀성>, <만가>등 모두 15편의 단편이 수록되어 있다. 소설집에 실린 작품들은 일정한 경향이나 지향 아래 묶을 수 없을 만큼 다채로운 주제를 가지고 있다. 그럼에도 작가가 다양한 서사양식을 실험하고 서구지향적인 한국문단에서 주체적인 개인의 존립을 모색하는 등 예술적 성취가 높은 소설집이라고 할 수 있다. 한국문단과 지성사에서 하나의 장르가 되어버린 작가의 작품들은 여전히 한국사회에 유효한 질문을 던지고 있다.

This short story collection by Choi In-hun was first published in 1976. In 2008, it was republished under the title of The Sound of Laughter as the eighth volume of Choi’s complete works. This is the writer’s only short story collection, and it has 15 short stories including “The Gray Club,” “The Jehol Diary,” “Geumo Shinhwa,” “Homecoming,” and “Elegy.” These stories cover a variety of themes and topics and the writer experiments with different narrative styles and explores the question of individualism in the midst of a mainstream Korean literary trend modelled after American and British fiction. The collection exemplifies how Choi’s fiction became a genre of its own, and how his timeless works prompt readers to reflect on present-day society.

Translated Books1

  • House of idols
    English(English) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    House of idols
    Choi In-hun et al / Choi In-hoon / 2003 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

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