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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

가족

가족
Original Title
가족
Title Romanization
Gajok
Title Sub
이창래 장편소설.1 - 2
English Title(Printed)
Aloft
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > English and American literatures

Author
Lee Chang-rae
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2005
Publisher
랜덤하우스중앙
ISBN
9788959242542
The Series
RHJ 외국문학선
Main Characters
Jerry Battle, Daisy Han, Theresa, Jack, Rita
Subject/Theme
Family; suburban American family
Writer default image
  • Lee Chang-rae
  • Birth : 1965 ~ -
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Chang-rae
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이창래
  • ISNI : 0000000115844087
  • Works : 4
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Plot

After retiring from his landscaping business, which he used to run with his father and uncle, Italian-American Jerry Battle spends time flying his small airplane. His late wife, a Korean-American woman, drowned more than 20 years ago while swimming drunk in their pool, and since then he has been involved with his girlfriend, the Puerto Rican nurse Rita. His daughter has received a doctorate degree from Stanford University and is about to get married; his son, Jack, has taken over Jerry’s business; his father is now in a luxurious assisted living facility. However, Rita leaves him for another man, while Jerry’s father goes missing; his son is running the business aground, and his daughter, who discovers she is pregnant and has cancer, is refusing treatment.

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

2004년에 출간된 이창래의 장편소설이다. 원제는 <Aloft>다. 미국 롱아일랜드에 살고 있는 평범한 중산층의 은퇴 이후 삶을 다루고 있다. 후기 자본주의 사회에서 해체된 가족, 그리고 은퇴 후의 상실감을 깊이 있게 묘사하고 있다.

This English-language novel by the Korean-American writer Lee Chang-rae was published in 2004. It revolves around the post-retirement life of an ordinary American man living in Long Island, USA, and the slow disintegration of his family.