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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

유리방패

유리방패
Original Title
유리방패
Title Romanization
Yuribangpae
Title Sub
김중혁 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
The Glass Shield
Classification

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

Author
Kim Junghyuk
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2008
Publisher
문학동네
ISBN
9788954605670
The Series
Munhakdongne Stories
Main Characters
The narrator, M
Subject/Theme
Youth unemployment; employment; series of coincidences; daily life
Kim Junghyuk
  • Kim Junghyuk
  • Birth : 1971 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Junghyuk
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김중혁
  • ISNI : 0000000368000472
  • Works : 25
Plot

The narrator and M go to job interviews, where they are often kicked out for their “performances.” After one such interview, they are sitting on the subway train, untangling a ball of yarn they used for their performance, when a passenger asks them what they are doing. Unable to think of an answer, the narrator replies, “Art.” The next day, a photo of the two of them is published in a newspaper under the headline “Youth in the Arts,” and requests for interviews start pouring in.

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

2008년에 출간된 김중혁의 소설집<악기들의 도서관>에 수록된 단편소설이다. 작품은 한국사회에서 긴급하게 떠오른 청년들의 실업문제를 다루고 있다. 작가는 주인공들이 면접에서 벌이는 '기이한' 행동을 통해 청년들이 원하는 것이 무엇인지 질문하고 있다.

This is a short story by Kim Junghyuk that was published in 2008 in his collection of short fiction The Library of Musical Instruments. The story deals with the problem of youth unemployment in Korean society; in portraying the main characters, and their bizarre behavior in the interview room, the author explores the question of what it is that young people want.

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