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A distant and beautiful place

A distant and beautiful place
Author
Yang Kwija
Co-Author
-
Translator
Kim So-young,Julie Pickering
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Published Year
2003
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century

Original Title
원미동 사람들
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Wonmidong saramdeul
ISBN
0824826396,0842821920
Page
242
Volume
-
Writer default image
  • Yang Gui-ja
  • Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Gui-ja
  • Family Name : Yang
  • Korean Name : 양귀자
  • ISNI : 0000000081869648
  • Works : 23
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 813 양귀자 원-김 c.2 LTI Korea Library Available - -
Descriptions
  • English(English)

Somewhere on the periphery of Seoul, between the modern metropolis and the traditional farming communities, lies a "distant and beautiful place, " the neighborhood of Wonmi-dong. Here, a young couple from the city struggles to make a home for themselves; a hapless "salary man" is forced into door-to-door sales after losing his job; a precocious seven-year-old questions the meaning of friendship and community. Everyone seems to be chasing the intangible dream of a better life. Set against the backdrop of South Korea's breakneck drive for industrialization and economic development in the 1980s, these compassionate and often humorous stories capture the essence of modern South Korean life--including the ubiquitous atmosphere of violence and fear that clouded the country prior to democratization in 1987. They also depict the Korean people's unfailing optimism and love of life. A Distant and Beautiful Place first appeared as a series of linked stories in literary journals between 1985 and 1987. Yang Kwija, one of South Korea's most respected and popular authors, has since published dozens of novels and shorter pieces.

 

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