희랍어 시간

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희랍어 시간

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Original Title: 희랍어 시간
Title Romanization: Huirabeo sigan
Title Sub: 한강 장편소설
English Title(Printed): Greek Lessons
Classification: KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
Author: Han Kang
Co-Author: -
Published Year: 2011
Publisher: 문학동네
ISBN: 9788954616515
Main Characters: Man, woman
Subject/Theme: Isolation, loneliness, language, passion

About the Author

Han Kang
Birth : 1970 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Kang
Family Name : Han
Korean Name : 한강
ISNI : 0000000054537103
Works : 166

Plot

One winter, at the age of seventeen, a young girl decides she would prefer not to speak aloud. Later, as a divorced grown woman who has lost custody of her son, she loses the will to speak entirely. On a whim, she decides to take lessons in Greek, a language for which she has no use in real life. Her instructor has a great craving for light, as he is gradually losing his eyesight. Intrigued by each other, they share their stories of trauma and grow to depend on each other.

Descriptions(Languages 2)

Korean(한국어)
English(English)

2011년에 출간된 한 강의 장편소설이다. 작품은 상처를 지닌 남자와 여자가 서로의 삶을 바라보는 이야기다. 작가는 현실에서 쓸모가 많지 않은 '희랍어'를 매개로 고립되어 외로운 두 사람이 오래 된 흔적과 이미지, 촉감과 정념을 공유하며 서로를 위로해주는 과정을 섬세한 언어로 제시한다.

This novel by Han Kang was published in 2011. It tells the story of a man and a woman, both of whom have past trauma in their lives. With delicate prose, the author depicts two isolated and lonely people who learn to comfort each other in various ways in a language that has no practical function in their lives.

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