유실몽

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Original Title: 유실몽
Title Romanization: Yusilmong
English Title(Printed): A washed-out dream
Classification: KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Complete Collection > Library > Complete Collection & Library (more than 2 writers)
Author: Kim Seungok
Co-Author: Chang Yong-hak , Hwang Sun-Won , Shin Sang-Ung , Ha Keun-Chan , Hyun Jin-geon , Son Chang-sop , Choi In-ho , Kim Dong-in
Published Year: -
Publisher: -
ISBN: -
Main Characters: Cheol-su, sister, Sang-geun, Chun-ja, Old Kang
Subject/Theme: -

Kim Seungok
Birth : 1941 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Seungok
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김승옥
ISNI : 0000000114805510
Works : 34

Chang Yong-hak
Birth : 1921 ~ 1999
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Yong-hak
Family Name : Chang
Korean Name : 장용학
ISNI : 0000000078331396
Works : 6

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

Shin Sang-Ung
Birth : - ~ Unknown
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Sang-Ung
Family Name : Shin
Korean Name : 신상웅
ISNI : 0000000083303592
Works : 7

Ha Keun-Chan
Birth : 1931 ~ 2007
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Keun-Chan
Family Name : Ha
Korean Name : 하근찬
ISNI : 0000000081869250
Works : 21

Hyun Jin-geon
Birth : 1900 ~ 1943
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Jin-geon
Family Name : Hyun
Korean Name : 현진건
ISNI : 0000000108631411
Works : 39

Son Chang-sop
Birth : 1922 ~ 2010
Occupation : Writer, Novelist
First Name : Chang-sop
Family Name : Son
Korean Name : 손창섭
ISNI : 0000000081869234
Works : 20

Choi In-ho
Birth : 1945 ~ 2013
Occupation : Novelist, Screenwriter
First Name : In-ho
Family Name : Choi
Korean Name : 최인호
ISNI : 0000000120176677
Works : 50

Kim Dong-in
Birth : 1900 ~ 1951
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Dongin
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김동인
ISNI : -
Works : 50

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Plot

After completing his mandatory military service, Cheol-su lives at his sister's house without a specific job. His sister's husband Sang-geun beats his sister every time and takes her money, saying that he is trying to start a business. One day, his sister leaves home without a word to meet her ex-husband, and suggested that Cheol-su come with her to Busan. However, Cheol-su takes a different path from his sister.

Descriptions(Languages 2)

English(English)
Korean(한국어)

This is a short story published in the magazine Sasanggye in 1956. It depicts the reality without hope in the extreme conditions after the Korean War. The title, which means “lost dream,” reveals the state Korea was in after the Korean War from an ecological point of view.

1956년 잡지 <사상계>에 발표된 단편소설이다. 한국 전쟁 후의 극한 상황에서 희망이 보이지 않는 현실을 묘사하고 있다. 제목인 '유실몽'은 '꿈을 잃다'라는 의미로, 전후의 상황을 생태학적인 관점에서 드러낸다.

Translated Books1

English(English)
A washed-out dream
Kim Seungok et al / Kim Seung-ok et al / 1980 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Complete Collection > Library > Complete Collection & Library (more than 2 writers)

Related Resources3

German(Deutsch) Exhibition printout
2005 Frankfurt Book Fair: Author Kim Seungok Introductory Booklet
English(English) Document
When Worlds Collide
English(English) Publication
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