칼자국
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 칼자국
- Title Romanization
- Kaljaguk
- Title Sub
- 김애란 소설
- English Title(Printed)
- Knife Marks
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
- Author
- Kim Ae-ran
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 2018
- Publisher
- 창비
- ISBN
- 9788936458768
- The Series
- First Encounter with Literature 10
- Main Characters
- The narrator, mother
- Subject/Theme
- Mother; motherhood
For 20 years, the narrator’s mother has sold noodles at a shop called Matnadang. Her hands always hold a kitchen knife, with which she takes care of the family’s livelihood. By her side, the narrator grows up, observing and assisting her at her tasks. One day, the narrator’s mother dies unexpectedly after collapsing while cooking noodles in the kitchen. In Matnadang, the narrator peels an apple with her mother’s knife one last time before departing.
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