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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

존재의 숲

About the Original Works

존재의 숲
Original Title
존재의 숲
Title Romanization
Jonjaeui sup
English Title
The Forest of Being
Classification

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

Author
Jeon Sungtae
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
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Subject/Theme
Meaning of a story’s existence; every individual’s life

About the Author

Jeon Sungtae
  • Jeon Sungtae
  • Birth : 1969 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sungtae
  • Family Name : Jeon
  • Korean Name : 전성태
  • ISNI : 0000000040903141
  • Works : 14
Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • Korean(한국어)
  • English(English)

2015년에 출간된 <황석영의 한국 명단편101>(제9권)에 수록된 전성태의 단편소설이다. 작품은 자신만의 이야기를 구하러 숲을 떠도는 화자를 주인공으로 삼아 저마다의 삶에 따른 이야기의 존재 의미를 다루고 있다.

“The Forest of Being” is a short story by Jeon Sungtae that was included in the ninth volume of Hwang Sok-yong's Famous Korean Short Stories 101, published in 2015. Assigning as its protagonist a narrator who roams the forest in search of his own tale, the story engages with the meaning of a story’s existence according to the life of every individual.

Translated Books1

  • Der Wald der Existenz
    German(Deutsch) Book
    Der Wald der Existenz
    Jeon Sungtae et al / Jeon Sung Tea / 2007 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > Short Story