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An ever-surprising and stylistically diverse anthology that will surely stand as the touchstone collection of Korean literature for decades to come' Literary Review

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 travelling 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 P

The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 1/25/2024
    ISBN13: 9780241448519, 978-0241448519
    ISBN10: 241448514

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    An ever-surprising and stylistically diverse anthology that will surely stand as the touchstone collection of Korean literature for decades to come' Literary Review

    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 travelling 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 P

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