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About the Original Works

저기압
Original Title
저기압
Title Romanization
Jeogiap
English Title(Printed)
Low Pressure Front
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1910-1945

Author
Cho Myung-hee
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1926
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Narrator, wife
Subject/Theme
Hardships and ennui experienced by helpless intellectuals

About the Author

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  • Cho Myung-hee
  • Birth : 1894 ~ 1938
  • Occupation : Poet
  • First Name : Myung-hee
  • Family Name : Cho
  • Korean Name : 조명희
  • ISNI : 0000000022626195
  • Works : 14
Plot

Suffering from hardship and ennui, the first-person narrator barely manages to land a job as a journalist for a newspaper but his hardships and ennui do not subside. The narrator hates people at the newspaper, and his paychecks don't come on time. Having been unable to pay the rent for several months, he is in a conflict with his landlord, and he fights with his wife over not earning enough money. He walks out of his house and spends the night elsewhere. The next day, he returns home with rice and meat he bought upon receiving his paycheck, yet he feels depressed when he sees his family be happy about the food.

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

This story depicts the hardships and ennui of a helpless intellectual and his disillusionment with his family.

이 작품은 무기력한 지식인이 겪는 생활고와 권태감, 그리고 가족에 대한 환멸감을 그린 소설로 평가받는다.

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