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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

천년의 사랑

천년의 사랑
Original Title
천년의 사랑
Title Romanization
Cheonnyeonui sarang
English Title(Printed)
Love for a Thousand Years
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Romance

Author
Yang Gui-ja
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Seong Hasang; Oh Inhui; Jinu
Subject/Theme
Reincarnation; fateful love; tragedy; soul
Writer default image
  • Yang Gui-ja
  • Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Gui-ja
  • Family Name : Yang
  • Korean Name : 양귀자
  • ISNI : 0000000081869648
  • Works : 23
Plot

Seung Hasang has shut himself away at a Buddhist temple, determined to study for the bar exam in seclusion, when a monk approaches him, claiming to know about his previous life. Seung is told he is the reincarnation of Ahamsa, who lived a thousand years ago. Ahamsa loved Suhachi, but was unable to fulfil their love because of missed timing. After several reincarnations, Ahamsa is now Seong Hasang, and Suhachi is a woman called Oh Inhui. Hasang sets out to find Inhui, and the two meet in dramatic fashion. Oh Inhui is about to marry Jinu, but Jinu’s mother opposes the match. Inhui now believes her true love is Hasang.

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

1995년에 출간된 양귀자의 장편소설이다. 작품은 천 년 전에 이루어지지 못한 비극적인 사랑이 결국 천 년 후에 다시 이어진다는 운명적인 사랑을 다루고 있다. 작가는 환생과 운명적인 세계관, 서정적인 문장을 통해 영혼의 사랑을 제시하고 있다.

This novel by Yang Gui-ja was published in 1995. In the novel, a doomed past love is given another chance after a thousand years. With lyricism and a sense of fate, the author depicts a romance between reincarnated souls.

Translated Books2

  • 千年之爱 - 上
    Chinese(简体) Available
    千年之爱 - 上
    Yang Gui-ja et al / 梁貴子 / 2001 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Romance
  • 千年之爱 - 下
    Chinese(简体)
    千年之爱 - 下
    Yang Gui-ja et al / 梁貴子 / 2001 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Romance

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