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Because I Hate Korea

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Because I Hate Korea
Title another name
한국이 싫어서
Article
https://apjjf.org/2018/11/Epstein.html
Journal
Asia Pacific Journal
Issued Date
June 01, 2018
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
JAPAN
City
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Book
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Writer
Chang Kang-myoung

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Chang Kang-myoung
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Chang Kang-myoung’s provocatively titled novel Because I Hate Korea (Han’gugi sireoseo) became a best-seller in 2015 and is among the most notable literary works to address rampant dissatisfaction among South Korean millennials. In recent years, Chang, a former journalist (b. 1975), has developed a reputation for adroit and prolific fictionalized expressions of local discontent. Because I Hate Korea reflects a pervasive desire on the part of the nation’s younger people to escape from “Hell Joseon,” a coinage that has attained widespread circulation. This piece briefly introduces the novel, setting it within its wider contemporary context, and then provides a translation of the first chapter.   

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