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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

폐쇄구역 서울

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Original Title
폐쇄구역 서울
Title Romanization
Pyeswaeguyeong seoul
Title Sub
정명섭 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
Closed Zone, Seoul
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy

Author
Jung Myeong Seop
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2012
Publisher
네오픽션
ISBN
9788954427135
Main Characters
Hyeonjun
Subject/Theme
Dystopian imagination; nuclear bombs; the ruins of Seoul; the meaning of life

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Plot

In a Seoul that has been reduced to rubble by a nuclear bomb explosion, Hyeonjun tracks down lost belongings for his clients. To look for them, he must wander among the dilapidated buildings. One day, while he is out foraging, he is attacked by zombies. In the ruins of Seoul, where humans and zombies coexist, Hyeonjun contemplates life and death.

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

2012년에 출간된 정명섭의 장편소설이다. 작품은 가상의 역사를 다룬 소설로, 2016년 서울의 상공에 북한의 핵폭탄이 폭발한 이후 폐허가 된 서울을 주요한 공간으로 삼는다. 작가는 폐허가 된 도사에서 삶과 죽음, 사람과 좀비를 대비시켜 삶의 의미가 무엇인지 질문을 던진다.

This novel by Jung Myeong Seop was published in 2012. It is set in an alternate Seoul, which is reduced to rubble when a North Korean nuclear bomb explodes in the sky in the year 2016. The author contrasts life with death, humans with zombies, and questions the meaning of life.

Translated Books1

  • French(Français) Book Available
    Séoul zone interdite
    Jung Myeong Seop / Jung Myeong Seop / 2018 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy

E-Books & Audiobooks1

  • French(Français) E-Books
    Séoul zone interdite
    Jung Myeong Seop et al / Jung Myeong-seop / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy
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