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English(English) Book

YEARS AND YEARS

YEARS AND YEARS
Author
HWANG JUNGEUN
Co-Author
-
Translator
Janet Hong
Publisher
Open Letter
Published Year
2024
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Short Story

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

Original Title
연년세세
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Yeonnyeonsese
ISBN
9781960385000
Page
200
Volume
-
Hwang Jungeun
  • Hwang Jungeun
  • Birth : 1976 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Jungeun
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황정은
  • ISNI : 0000000118516177
  • Works : 28
Descriptions
  • English(English)

Every Year is divided into four large chapters; the first unravels from the perspective of Sejin, younger daughter, the second from that of Youngjin, older daughter, the third from the mother's, and the fourth, back to Sejin's.

Throughout the course of the novel, a number of themes are developed, including its discussion of interracial marriage, different forms of family, and sexual minorities. Circumstances and history forced the mother to the life of obedience, familial obligations and financial hardship forced Youngjin to give up her dream and support the family, and the reality of her culture forced Sejin to be in the closet. And all the while, these three women, while empathizing with each other, seem entrapped in the cycle of forcing each other to further succumb.

source: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Every-Year-Jungeun-Hwang/dp/1960385003?&linkCode=sl1&tag=lonkorlin-21&linkId=2d65fcb368b986f74a2cc1152a40e537&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_tl