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아직 멀었다는 말

아직 멀었다는 말
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아직 멀었다는 말
Title Romanization
Ajing meoreotdaneun mal
Title Sub
권여선 소설집
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Short Story

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Complete Collection > Library > Complete Collection (individual)

Author
Kwon Yeo-sun
Co-Author
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Published Year
2020
Publisher
문학동네
ISBN
9788954670630
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Subject/Theme
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Kwon Yeo-sun
  • Kwon Yeo-sun
  • Birth : 1965 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Yeo-sun
  • Family Name : Kwon
  • Korean Name : 권여선
  • ISNI : 0000000403531499
  • Works : 14
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  • Korean(한국어)

“소설이 주는 위로란 따뜻함이 아니라
정확함에서 오는 건지도 모르겠단 생각이 들었다.” _김애란(소설가)

소설의 품격과 깊이, 권여선 4년 만의 신작 소설집
제19회 이효석문학상 수상작 「모르는 영역」 수록

“한국문학의 질적 성장을 이끈 대표적 작가 가운데 하나”(문학평론가 소영현)라는 평에 걸맞게 발표하는 작품마다 동료 작가와 평단의 비상한 관심을 모으며 한국문학의 품격과 깊이를 더하는 작가 권여선의 여섯번째 소설집 『아직 멀었다는 말』이 출간되었다. 제47회 동인문학상 수상작이자 ‘소설가들이 뽑은 올해의 소설’ 1위에 선정되며 여전히 많은 사랑을 받고 있는 『안녕 주정뱅이』(창비, 2016) 이후 4년 만에 선보이는 이번 소설집에는 “권여선 특유의 예민한 촉수와 리듬, 문체의 미묘한 힘이 압권”이라는 평과 함께 제19회 이효석문학상을 수상한 「모르는 영역」을 포함해 8편의 작품이 실려 있다.

『안녕 주정뱅이』로 ‘주류문학’의 한 경지를 이룬 권여선 작가에게 우리가 기대하는 것이란 무엇일까. 술을 마실 수밖에 없는 상황 속에서도 안간힘을 쓰며 인간다움의 위엄을 보여준 그에게 또하나의 주류문학을 기대하는 건 자연스러운 일일 것이다. 하지만 그는 이번 소설집에서 새로운 변화로의 이행을 감행한다. 소설집이 출간되기 전 진행한 한 대담에서 “술을 먹이지 말아야지 결심을 하고, 술을 안 먹는 인물들을 하이에나처럼 찾아다녔고(…). 뭐 하나를 딱 막아놓으니까 딴 쪽으로 퍼져나간 식입니다”(『문학동네』 2019년 가을호)라고 언급한 것처럼 권여선 작가는 소설을 쓸 때 어쩔 수 없이 이끌리게 되는 ‘익숙한 것’에서 벗어나 자신이 ‘모르는 영역’으로 한 발 한 발 걸어들어간다. 스물한 살의 스포츠용품 판매원인 ‘소희’(「손톱」)에서부터 레즈비언 할머니인 ‘데런’과 ‘디엔’(「희박한 마음」)에 이르기까지, 기존의 익숙한 것을 금지시킴으로써 어느 때보다 다양한 인물들을 향해 뻗어나가는 이번 소설집은 권여선 소설의 전환을 보여주는 작품으로 우리에게 “한 번도 먹어본 적 없는 생선의 맛처럼 부드러운 놀람”(「전갱이의 맛」)을 선사할 것이다.

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