Printed/Published Work
Korean(한국어)
탁류
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 탁류
- Title Romanization
- Tangnyu
- English Title(Printed)
- Turbid Rivers
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
- Author
- Ch`ae Man-Sik
- Co-Author
- -
- Published Year
- 1970
- Publisher
- -
- ISBN
- -
- The Series
- 문학동네 장편소설
- Main Characters
- Officer Jeong, Cho-bong, Pak Je-ho, Go Tae-su, Jang Hyeong-bo, Song-hui
- Subject/Theme
- Image of Korean society in the 1930s, women’s hardships, rice speculation
About the Author
- Ch`ae Man-Sik
- Birth : 1902 ~ 1950
- Occupation : Novelist
- First Name : Man-Sik
- Family Name : Chae
- Korean Name : 채만식
- ISNI : 0000000108825128
- Works : 29
Plot
When her father squanders all the family fortune by rice speculation, Cho-bong marries Go Tae-su, a womanzing banker. Jang Hyeong-bo kills Go Tae-su and rapes Cho-bong. After leaving her hometown, Cho-bong becomes Pak Je-ho’s concubine. After some time, Cho-bong gives birth to a girl (Song-hui). Jang Hyeong-bo finds Cho-bong and harasses her, saying that Song-hui is his daughter. Unable to hold in her anger, Cho-bong kills Hyeong-bo with a millstone and turns herself in.
Descriptions(Languages 2)
Translated Books3
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Japanese(日本語) Book Available濁流
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Chinese(汉语) Book Available浊流
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English(English) Book AvailableTurbid Rivers