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The road to Sampo

About the Books

Author
Hwang Sok-yong
Co-Author
-
Translator
Kim U-Chang
Publisher
Asia publishers
Published Year
2012
Country
-
Classification

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

Original Title
삼포 가는 길
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Sampo ganeun gil
ISBN
9788994006260
Page
-
Volume
-

About the Author

  • Hwang Sok-yong
  • Birth : 1943 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sok-yong
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황석영
  • ISNI : 0000000121322250
  • Works : 133
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Descriptions
  • English(English)

It’s a road trip. Take two men on vacation, add a young woman heading home, put them on the road and let hijinks ensue!  Of course, nothing is quite that light-hearted in Korean fiction and Hwang Sok-yong’s The Road to Sampo is in fact not a picaresque road trip, rather it is a reflection on the losses to Korean culture caused by the successful modernization of the economy, particularly the loss of “hometown.”The story begins with two laborers meeting on the road close to the jobs that they have just lost. Yong-dal has been caught in a dalliance with his landlady, and he and Chong (who goes by last name only) have just been let go of their construction jobs for the winter. With little else to do, Yong-dal decides to accompany Chong to Chong’s hometown of Sampo, and island town just off the coast of Korea.  At first, Chong and Yong-dal are somewhat diffident companions, but they quickly settle into a rhythm of talking, walking, and stopping in little towns along the way. In one of these towns they stop at a bar-restaurant that is in some confusion as the attractive young barmaid has run away. The proprietor tells the two men that there is a reward of 50,000 won if they catch and return the barmaid, and this is in their mind as they head out of town. Soon, of course, they do catch up with the barmaid, but instead of returning her to the bar, they all decide to continue their trek to a train station.

 

Source: http://www.ktlit.com/two-reviews-of-hwang-sok-yongs/

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