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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

움직이는 성

About the Original Works

Original Title
움직이는 성
Title Romanization
Umjigineun seong
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

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

Author
Hwang Sun-Won
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Jun-tae, Seong-ho, Min-gu
Subject/Theme
Koreans’ spiritual world, salvation, religion, nomadic nature, realism, solitude

About the Author

  • Hwang Sun-Won
  • Birth : 1915 ~ 2000
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sun-Won
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황순원
  • ISNI : 0000000108762577
  • Works : 85
Plot

Saying that it is the nature of Koreans to be wanderers, Jun-tae wanders until his death without settling anywhere. Seong-ho, who is a pastor, is kicked out of the church when he raises questions about the shamanistic nature of the Korean church, while Min-gu, a folklorist, maintains his present status by having what is necessary in real life.

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

This is a novel by Hwang Sun-Won, published in 1973. Before its publication, it was serialized in Hyundae munhak (Contemporary Literature) from May to October 1968, from May 1970 to June 1971, and from April to October 1972. The author explains the spiritual world of Koreans from a religious perspective through various events experienced by a pastor, a folklorist, and an agricultural engineer. Particularly in this story, the author experiments with narrative forms to examine the possibility of the salvation of the mind through ruptures and continuity of composition.

1973년 출간된 황순원의 장편소설이다. 출간 전, 1968년5월~10월, 1970년5월~1971년6월, 1972년 4월~10월로 나뉘어 <현대문학>에 연재했었다. 작가는 목사, 민속학자, 농업기사 등이 경험하는 여러가지 사건을 통해 한국인의 정신세계를 종교적인 차원에서 설명하고 있다. 특히 작가는 정신의 구원이 어떻게 가능한지 살펴보기 위해 이야기의 구성을 단절과 연속으로 이어붙이는 등 서사형식을 실험하고 있다.

Translated Books4 See More

  • English(English) Book Available
    The moving castle
    Hwang Sun-Won et al / Hwang Soon-Won / 1985 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
  • French(Français) Book Available
    LE CHÂTEAU QUI SE MEUT
    Hwang Sun-Won et al / Hwang Soon-Won / 1985 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
  • Japanese(日本語) Book Available
    動く城
    Hwang Sun-Won et al / 黄順元 / 2010 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
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