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The Voice of the Governor General and Other Stories of Modern Korea

About the Books

Author
Choi In-hoon
Co-Author
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Translator
Chun Kyung-ja
Publisher
EastBridge
Published Year
2002
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

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

Original Title
총독의 소리
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Chongdogui sori
ISBN
1891936069
Page
190
Volume
-

About the Author

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  • Choi In-hun
  • Birth : 1936 ~ 2018
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : In-hun
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최인훈
  • ISNI : 0000000116984436
  • Works : 46
About the Original Work
DLKL
  • 총독의 소리
  • Author : Choi In-hun
  • Published Year : 1968
  • English Title : The Voice of the Governor-General
More About the Original Work
Descriptions
  • English(English)

From the children of a dwarf whose house is torn down by the government to a young man selling his blood for money, the first-person narrators of the stories collected in The Voice of the Governor-General and Other Stories of Modern Korea take us into the heart of turbulent twentieth-century Korean history. The title story, chillingly told in the voice of the former Japanese governor-general of Korea who dreams of the day when the Japanese empire will flourish again, is a disturbingly acute diagnosis of a society in transition. Throughout these stories we witness the reality of division in Korea and the alienation of man in a society of machines in parallel tales of displaced old men. We experience powerful accounts, from the inside, of people whose lives have been overlooked in the drive for progress. A sense of aloofness in one story contrasts with the bitter humor of another, highlighting the despair of the survivors. This volume is a startling blend of satire, realism, and comedy in the twentieth century.

LTI Korea Library Holdings1

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1 영어 813.82 총독의-전 LTI Korea Library Available -