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Book SynopsisPresenting stories from neglected female, North Korean, and wolbuk writers (those who migrated to the North after 1945 and whose works were widely banned in South Korea) and by bringing politically engaged works together with experimental ones, this anthology articulates the ruptures and resolutions that have marked the peninsula.
Trade ReviewA remarkable, diverse collection of short stories. -- Terry Hong Asian Week At the heart of this collection reverberates the anguished question of what is Korean... A rich variety of imaginative writing. -- Wingate Packard Seattle Times This is a striking and highly readable collection of writings. -- Bill Drucker Korean Quarterly The short stories in Modern Korean Fiction are full of hunger. Nation An outstanding contribution to our understanding and appreciation of twentieth-century Korean literature... That should become a standard university text. -- Michael Finch Acta Koreana
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 Hyon Chingon, A Lucky Day 2 Kim Tongin, Potatoes 3 Yi T'aejun, Crows 4 Kim Tongni, The Shaman Painting 5 Kim Yujong, The White Rabbit 6 Yi Sang, Wings 7 Yi Hyosok, When the Buckwheat Blooms 8 Ch'ae Manshik, My Innocent Uncle 9 Ch'oe Chonghui, The Ritual at the Well 10 Hwang Sunwon, Coarse Sand 11 Yi Hoch'ol, Far from Home 12 Kim Sungok, Seoul: 1964, Winter 13 Ch'oe Inho, Another Man's Room 14 Kim Pukhyang, The Son 15 Cho Sehui, Knifeblade 16 Ch'oe Illam, Ballad 17 Yi Ch'ongjun, Footprints in the Snow 18 Yi Munyol, The Old Hatter 19 Pak Wanso, Mother's Hitching Post 20 O Chonghui, Wayfarer 21 Ch'oe Yun, The Gray Snowman 22 Kim Yongha, Lizard Suggestions for Further Reading Bibliography
