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Publisher
Honford StarHonford Star
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Country
UNITED KINGDOM
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Language
English(English)
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Year Published
2024
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Category
Literary Fiction 순수소설
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Target User
Adult 성인
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Period
Modern 근대
Description 작품 소개
Kang Kyeong-ae (1906-1944), one of Korea’s great modern authors, wrote her stories during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Kang’s work is remarkable for its rejection of colonialism, patriarchy, and ethnic nationalism during a period when such views were truly radical and dangerous. With an expert commentary by Sang-kyung Lee and beautifully translated by Anton Hur, this collection of Kang’s work displays her sensitivity, defiance, class-consciousness, and deep understanding of the oppressed people she wrote about.
Born in what is now North Korea to an impoverished family, as a young woman, Kang was a teacher in Manchuria, where she witnessed fierce infighting between Korean nationalists and communists and the persecution of ethnic Koreans by Manchurian warlords. It was in Manchuria that Kang started writing her stories, which were shaped by her life experiences and left-wing political views.
Reference
Honford Star. "The Underground Village",https://honfordstar.com/products/the-underground-village?srsltid=AfmBOooVLZo7BoRTVvsShD5f9hK5m9oL9EbKle8TClqMwJokN_B9dJJG. accessed 09 September 2024.
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