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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

유실몽

About the Original Works

유실몽
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
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Main Characters
Cheol-su, sister, Sang-geun, Chun-ja, Old Kang
Subject/Theme
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About the Author

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

  • A washed-out dream
    English(English) Book
    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)
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