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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

땅 속으로

About the Original Works

Original Title
땅 속으로
Title Romanization
Ttang sogeuro
English Title(Printed)
Into the Ground
Classification

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

Author
Cho Myung-hee
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1925
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Narrator, W (the protagonist’s wife), two daughters, H
Subject/Theme
Life of an intellectual during the colonial period

About the Author

  • Cho Myung-hee
  • Birth : 1894 ~ 1938
  • Occupation : Poet
  • First Name : Myung-hee
  • Family Name : Cho
  • Korean Name : 조명희
  • ISNI : 0000000022626195
  • Works : 13
Plot

An aspiring poet who has finished studying in Tokyo, the first-person narrator laments that he cannot meet the expectations of his family. For his family, he sells his poetry book manuscripts at a much lower price and borrows money from his friends, but his family has no future. He wakes up from a dream about being caught by the police while committing a robbery.

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

This is a short story published in Gaebyeok in 1925. The first short story by Cho Myung-hee, it depicts the disillusionment of intellectuals with their family life and hardships, and the harsh reality of colonialism.

1925년 <개벽>에 발표된 단편소설이다. 조명희의 첫번째 단편소설이다. 지식인의 가정생활과 생활고에 대한 환멸을 묘사한 소설로, 식민지의 가혹한 현실을 묘사한다.

E-Books & Audiobooks1

  • English(English) E-Books
    Into the Ground
    Cho Myung-hee et al / Cho Myunghee / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1910-1945
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