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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

당신 옆을 스쳐간 그 소녀의 이름은

당신 옆을 스쳐간 그 소녀의 이름은
Original Title
당신 옆을 스쳐간 그 소녀의 이름은
Title Romanization
Dangsin yeopeul seuchyeogan geu sonyeoui ireumeun
Title Sub
최진영 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
The Name of the Girl Who Passed You By
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Author
Choi Jin-Young
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2010
Publisher
한겨레출판
ISBN
9788984314146
Main Characters
The narrator, her parents, Jangmi, the old lady at the restaurant, church youth
Subject/Theme
Domestic violence; death; unfamiliar life; happiness
Choi Jin Young
  • Choi Jin-Young
  • Birth : 1981 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Jin Young
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최진영
  • ISNI : 0000000460166053
  • Works : 8
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Plot

After her mother runs away, and unable to endure her father’s violence, the narrator leaves home in search of “real” parents. For a while, she is happy, meeting the older Jangmi at the Golden Coffee Shop, the old grandma at the Taebaek Restaurant, young people at the local church, and a group of street singers. However, after a friend suddenly dies, the narrator makes a new decision about her life.

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

2010년에 출간된 최진영의 장편소설이다. 같은 해 제15회 한겨레문학상을 수상했다. 작품은 동심을 잃은 소녀의 시선으로 바라 본 현대사회의 씁쓸한 풍경을 다루고 있다. 작가는 주인공이 가족으로부터 당한 폭력과 친구의 죽음을 통해 경험한 고통과 슬픔, 낯선 곳에서 만난 사람들을 통해 알게 된 행복 등을 담담한 목소리로 보여주고 있다.

This novel by Choi Jin-Young was published in 2010. It won the Hankyoreh Literary Prize that year. The book deals with the bitter realities of modern society, as seen through the eyes of a girl who has lost her childhood. In cool, unruffled prose, the author relates the main character’s experiences of daily miseries, domestic violence, the death of a close friend, and the happiness she gains through people befriended in unfamiliar places.

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