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The long road

About the Books

Author
Kim In-Suk
Co-Author
-
Translator
Stephen J. Epstein
Publisher
Merwin Asia
Published Year
2010
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

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

Original Title
먼 길
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Meon gil
ISBN
9781878282972
Page
113
Volume
-

About the Author

Kim Insuk
  • Kim Insuk
  • Birth : 1963 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Insuk
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김인숙
  • ISNI : 0000000000462652
  • Works : 19
About the Original Work
먼 길
  • 먼 길
  • Author : Kim Insuk
  • Published Year : 1995
  • English Title : The long road
More About the Original Work
Descriptions
  • English(English)

In-Suk Kim is one of the best of the new breed of socially- and politically-conscious writers to come out of Korea. She has an intense, internalized style of writing, with strong narrative skills. A short novel, The Long Road has many characteristics of a play, with the three main characters articulating their disappointments, disillu-sionments, anger and grief. Her characters are in turmoil, unable to reconnect or to reconcile. Life is not what they expected or hoped. Choices made are not free and clear; any decision made has consequences. The future is bleak . . . Kim writes in a particularly strong social and political voice. Her stories resonate with inner conflicts of the main characters, who carry with them the effects of modern Korea s upheavals dictatorships, secret police and torture, and student uprisings. She describes cultural incompatabilities be they social and class divisions, economic and political boundries, or gender differences . . . [Her writings] take aim at South Korea s modern social and political history for creating the country s exiles. Her stories offer no clear resolution, however, they explore how the devastation of a generation of Koreans through war and political strife has left its mark. As with the Korean dilemma, her stories no clear resolution or reconciliation

 

Source: http://www.amazon.com/The-Long-Road-Kim-In-Suk/dp/1937385051

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