전갈
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 전갈
- Title Romanization
- Jeongal
- Title Sub
- 김원일 장편소설
- English Title(Printed)
- The Scorpion
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
- Author
- Kim Won il
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- 실천문학
- ISBN
- 9788939205710
- Main Characters
- Kang Chimu, Kang Cheondong, Kang Jaepil
- Subject/Theme
- Family history; three generations of a family
Raised by his violent and often drunk father, Jaepil joins a gang and ends up in prison. There, he realizes that he is no different from his father, and upon his release he decides to learn more about the life of his grandfather, Kang Chimu, who is said to have fought for independence. He discovers that his grandfather had once indeed been an independence fighter, but after getting tortured he became an assistant to the Japanese guards, later transforming into a partisan and an interpreter in a prisoner-of-war camp post-liberation.
Jaepil’s father, Kang Cheondong, has lived a life of violence and extortion ever since he was fired from his job at an industrial complex in Ulsan when his hand was cut off at the wrist by a press. Meanwhile, as Jaepil traces his grandfather’s life, he is approached by a gang who offers him a deal involving a large sum of money. He accepts, but at the last minute he takes the money and runs, moving abroad.
Translated Books1
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English(English) Book AvailableThe Scorpion