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Butterfly Sleep

Butterfly Sleep
Author
Kim Kyung Ju
Co-Author
-
Translator
Jake Levine
Publisher
Tupelo Press
Published Year
2019
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Drama > Modern Drama > Play script

Original Title
나비잠
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Nabijam
ISBN
9781946482228
Page
185
Volume
-
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  • Kim Kyung Ju
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Poet
  • First Name : Kyung Ju
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김경주
  • ISNI : 000000002651588X
  • Works : 7
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 840 김경주 나-Lev c.2 LTI Korea Library Available - -
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Descriptions
  • English(English)

KIM KYUNG JU's Butterfly Sleep is a historical drama based in the early period of the Joseon dynasty. He relies on a mixture of absurdism, magic realism, and dark humor in order to tell an existentialist allegory of Korea s rapid development. In this sense, Butterfly Sleep is a story about the fractured soul of the nation. Even more so, it is a lesson in consolation. As Butterfly Sleep unfolds, we drift in and out of song, as music is made in order to comfort the characters in the play. With lyricism and grace, Kim suggests that the only way the ghosts of the nation can be consoled is through direct confrontation. Confront them first, then sing them a lullaby.

Source: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1946482226

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