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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

한씨연대기

About the Original Works

Original Title
한씨연대기
Title Romanization
Hanssiyeondaegi
English Title (Printed)
-
Classification

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

Author
Hwang Sok-yong
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1972
Publisher
창작과 비평사
ISBN
9788954671583
Main Characters
Han Yeong-deok, Han Yeong-suk, Park
Subject/Theme
Personal pain in divided Korea, suspicion of espionage, conscientious intellectual

About the Author

  • Hwang Sok-yong
  • Birth : 1943 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sok-yong
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황석영
  • ISNI : 0000000121322250
  • Works : 133
Plot

Han Yeong-deok, a doctor at Pyongyang University Hospital, treats soldiers wounded in the war. However, he is on the verge of being shot to death because he treated ordinary people first instead of the family members of the party cadres. He avoids the crisis thanks to the arrival of the ROK army in Pyongyang and flees to South Korea. Yeong-deok works with an unlicensed doctor to perform an abortion but feels guilty about it. Then he is arrested on espionage charges. After serving time in prison, Yeong-deok works as a mortician and dies without anyone taking care of him.

Descriptions(Languages 1)
  • English(English)

This is a short story by Hwang Sok-yong, published in Changjakgwa Bipyeong in March 1972. It presents the conflict between the historical flow and personal will through the ordeals of a conscientious intellectual.

Translated Books9 See More

  • French(Français) Book Available
    MONSIEUR HAN
    Hwang Sok-yong / Hwang Sok-yong / 2002 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
  • German(Deutsch) Book Available
    Die Geschichte des Herrn Han
    Hwang Sok-yong / Hwang Sok-yong / 2005 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
  • Italian(Italiano) Book Available
    Il signor Han
    Hwang Sok-yong / Hwang Sok-yong / 2005 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
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