This novel by Kim Hoon was published in 2004. A depiction of the life of Ureuk, a gayageum artist, the novel meticulously documents Ureuk’s thoughts and feelings regarding the fall of his country as he submits to Silla in an attempt to adjust to a new political reality. The work portrays Ureuk’s pain and sorrow alongside the themes of politics and art, power and desire, system and reality.
There are no expectations.