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The penguin book of Korean short stories

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This eclectic, moving, and wonderfully enjoyable collection is the essential introduction to Korean literature. Journeying through Korea’s dramatic twentieth century, from the Japanese occupation and colonial era to the devastating war between North and South and the rapid, disorienting urbanization of later decades, The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories captures a hundred years of Korea’s vibrant short-story tradition. Here are peddlers and donkeys traveling across moonlit fields; artists drinking and debating in the tea-houses of 1920s Seoul; soldiers fighting for survival; exiles from the war who can never go home again; and lonely men and women searching for connection in the dizzying modern city. The collection features stories by some of Korea’s greatest writers, including Pak Wanso, O Chonghui, and Cho Chongnae, as well as many brilliant contemporary voices, such as P’yon Hyeyong, Han Yujoo, and Kim Aeran. Curated by Bruce Fulton, this is a volume that will surprise, unsettle, and delight.

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Series Title

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Call Number

895 FUL t

Publisher

New York : Penguin Random House., 2024

Collation

456 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780241448519

Classification

800

Content Type

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Media Type

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Carrier Type

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Edition

Ed. 1

Subject(s)

Translated Literature
Korean Literature

Specific Detail Info

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Statement of Responsibility

Bruce Fulton

Other Information

Level

High School

Book Segment

Reading for pleasure

Reading Level

Independent

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