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황토기 외

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황토기 외
Original Title
황토기 외
Title Romanization
Hwangtogi oe
English Title(Printed)
Loess Valley, and other Korean short stories
Classification

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Author
Kim Dongri
Co-Author
-
Published Year
-
Publisher
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ISBN
9788908030039
Main Characters
Eok-soe, Deuk-bo, Bun-yi, Seol-hui
Subject/Theme
Cursed fate, fate of descent and castration

About the Author

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  • Kim Dongri
  • Birth : 1913 ~ 1995
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Dongri
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김동리
  • ISNI : 0000000116982203
  • Works : 49
Plot

Eok soe is reputed as a man of great strength in Hwangtogol. But he maintains a quiet life due to the superstition that a strongman brings bad luck to the village. Then one day, he fights with Deuk-bo who came to his village over a girl named Seol-hui. Seeing that the two men are interested in Seol-hui, Eok-soe’s wife Bun-yi becomes jealous and ends up killing Seol-hui. She stabs Deuk-bo and runs away. Deuk-bo chases after her, but he returns a while later with his daughter. Eok-soe and Deuk-bo both blame each other for the disappearance of Bun-yi

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

This is a short story published in the fourth issue of Munjang in May 1939. The story follows a folktale that is passed down in “Hwangtogol,” emphasizing the inseparable relationship between the story and the folktale. The folktale of Hwangtogol, which signifies descent, curse, and castration, is considered a work that symbolized colonial Korea as the land of cursed fate.

1939년 5월 <문장(文章)> 제4호에 발표된 단편소설이다. '황토골'에 전해지는 설화를 토대로 이야기를 전개하여, 소설과 설화의 유기성을 강조하고 있다. 추락과 저주, 거세의 의미를 갖는 황토골의 설화는 식민지 시기의 한국을 저주받은 운명의 땅으로 상징화한 작품이라 평가된다.

Translated Books2

  • Loess Valley, and other Korean short stories
    English(English) Book
    Loess Valley, and other Korean short stories
    Kim Dongri et al / Kim Tong-ni et al / 1983 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Complete Collection > Library > Complete Collection & Library (more than 2 writers)
  • Loess Valley and Other Korean Short Stories
    English(English) Book Available
    Loess Valley and Other Korean Short Stories
    Kim Dongri et al / Kim Tong-ni / 1983 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Complete Collection > Library > Complete Collection & Library (more than 2 writers)
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