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Original Title
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Title Romanization
Dosineun Mueoseuro Irueojineunga
Title Sub
박성원 소설
English Title(Printed)
What Makes a City
Classification

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

Author
Park seongwon
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2009
Publisher
MUNHAKDONGNE Publishing group
ISBN
9788954608053
The Series
문학동네 소설집
Main Characters
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Subject/Theme
Pessimistic attitude, anxiety of city dwellers, damaged life

About the Author

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  • Park seongwon
  • Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : seongwon
  • Family Name : Pak
  • Korean Name : 박성원
  • ISNI : 0000000425444994
  • Works : 3
Plot

This book contains six short stories, including “What Makes a City” parts 1 and 2, “The Story of a Wife,” and “Division.” It depicts glum lives in cities through the stories of a girl who sets out to find her father, a woman about to commit suicide, and a man who dreams of a trip to the desert but is unable to leave his apartment.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This is a short story collection by Park Seong-won, published in 2009. It poses questions about human beings at the boundary of reality and fiction.

2009년에 출간된 박성원의 소설집이다. 현실과 허구의 경계에서 인간의 존재에 질문을 던지고 있다.

Translated Books2

  • 都市は何によってできているのか
    Japanese(日本語) Book Available
    都市は何によってできているのか
    Park seongwon et al / パク・ソンウォン / 2012 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Short Story
  • What Makes a City
    English(English) Book Available
    What Makes a City
    Park Seongwon / Park Seongwon / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Short Story