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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

이 성숙한 밤의 포옹

About the Original Works

Original Title
이 성숙한 밤의 포옹
Title Romanization
I seongsukan bamui poong
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

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

Author
Suh Ki-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
Narrator, Sang-hui, Seon-gu
Subject/Theme
Korean War, miserable reality, wandering youth, madness

About the Author

  • Suh Ki-Won
  • Birth : 1930 ~ 2005
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Ki-Won
  • Family Name : Suh
  • Korean Name : 서기원
  • ISNI : 000000008382067X
  • Works : 10
Plot

The narrator receives a call that his girlfriend Sang-hui is ill, and he deserts the army. On the way to meet Sang-hui, he runs into a woman, and worried that she might report him, the narrator kills the woman. After that, he spends a day in a brothel, where he meets Seon-gu and stays at Seon-gu’s place for a while. Unable to stand his actions, he tries to commit suicide, but Seon-gu saves him. With Seon-gu’s help, the narrator sets out to find Sang-hui.

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

This is a short novel by Suh Ki-Won, published in Sasanggye in June 1960. It reveals the tragic reality post-Korean War through the wanderings of young people. In particular, the part where the protagonist responds with madness to the difficult reality, such as impulsively committing murder and going to the brothel, shows the youth’s abnormal psychological state.

1960년6월 <사상계>에 발표된 서기원의 단편소설이다. 작품은 한국전쟁 이후의 비극적인 현실을 청년들의 방황을 통해 드러내고 있다. 특히 주인공이 충동적으로 살인을 하고 '사창가'를 기웃거리는 등 감당하기 어려운 현실에 광기로 대응하는 부분은 비정상적인 심리상태를 보여주는 것이라고 할 수 있다.

Translated Books1

  • Chinese(汉语) Book Available
    深夜的拥抱
    Suh Ki-Won et al / 徐基源 / 1983 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
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