"Hyundae Munhak Pin" is a special series published by the literary magazine Hyundae Munhak that compiles the latest poetry and fiction by modern Korean literature's most incisive and cutting-edge writers. The second short story collection in this series is Park Hyoung su's Your Old Age. A revised version of the original printed in the December 2017 edition of the magazine, Your Old Age is the famously exacting Park Hyoung su's first new work in four years.
In an age where the perspective and focus of contemporary literature follows in line with societal change, Park's latest work is based on the reality of our inauguration as a "super-aged society" fourteen years from now. This three-hundred-page novella constructs its reality by imposing order upon the confusion and turmoil of a "longevity society" where death is indefinitely deferred, an upheaval witnessed alongside the emergence of the new paradigm of ageism as conflict deepens between the young and old generations, completing said reality with irony and cold indifference toward the struggles and failures of its characters.
Unfolding against a backdrop of a frightening age where three young adults support seven senior citizens, an age which may in fact soon be upon us, this novella is all the more significant for being the first Korean literary work to address ageism head on, depicted with all the wit of Park's characteristic hyperbolic humor.
Park Hyoung Su (1972 - ) is a South Korean writer. As one of the representative writers of Korean literature during the 2000s, Park Hyoung Su is known for his strong awareness of literary genres and striking works that experiment with diverse forms. From trivial matters of daily life to vast histories of civilizations, the subject matters of his works are wide-ranging, displaying an extraordinary imagination and his superb storytelling abilities.
박형서(1972~ )는 한국의 소설가이다. 2000년대 한국문학을 대표하는 소설가 중 한 명이며, 소설 장르에 대한 자의식과 다양한 형식 실험이 두드러진 작품들을 썼다. 사소한 일상에서 거대한 문명사에 이르기까지 소재에 구애되지 않고 기상천외한 상상을 소설에 담아내는 뛰어난 이야기꾼의 능력을 보여주었다.
There are no expectations.