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Poor Man's wife

Poor Man's wife
Author
Eun Hee-Kyung
Co-Author
-
Translator
Jeon Seung-hee
Publisher
Asia publishers
Published Year
2012
Country
-
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Original Title
빈처
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Bincheo
ISBN
9788994006338
Page
-
Volume
-
Eun Heekyung
  • Eun Heekyung
  • Birth : 1959 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Heekyung
  • Family Name : Eun
  • Korean Name : 은희경
  • ISNI : 0000000113700223
  • Works : 52
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 813.82 바이링 LTI Korea Library Available - -
Descriptions
  • English(English)

As the story begins, our husband-narrator has just found his wife’s diary, and it reveals that she is extremely unhappy in her life, and has a fantasy life that includes at least one ‘lover’ and perhaps two. The narrator is at first perplexed by what he reads, but sets about to try to understand it the best he can. The best he can, however, is not very good. One of the amusing things about the story is the self-serving manner in which the husband interprets the diary, perhaps accurately identifying himself as an ‘existing’ lover in the diary, but certainly misinterpreting himself as a ‘dream lover’ who shows up later. Wherever he possibly can he inserts himself into his wife’s narrative and tries very hard to make himself the hero of it, despite what reality (as expressed both in the diary and in his descriptions of daily life reveal). This is paired with his stream of self-justifying excuses for his daily behavior towards his wife, which is basically to come home late, exceedingly drunk, flop into bed, wake up the next morning, go to work, and repeat the pattern endlessly.

 

Source: http://www.ktlit.com/eun-hee-kyungs-poor-mans-wife-review/