Collected here are translations into English of six classic stories from colonial Korea (1910-1945) as well as the time of liberation (1945-1948). Each piece takes a different perspective on a defining process in Korean history-the colonization and modernization under Japanese rule. The volume demonstrates the rich variety of registers, settings, styles, and thematic concerns that characterized the literary production of early modern Korea.The editor's introduction places the collection in the context of modern Korean literary history, and short biographies precede each story. In its judicious selection of classic texts, On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the intellectual complexity and artistic richness of colonial Korean literature.
| ISBN: | 9781933947495 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2010 |
| Author: | Sunyoung Park, Jefferson J A Gatrall |
| Publisher: | Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | Cornell East Asia Series |
| Genres: |
Anthologies: general General and world history Asian history General Fiction |
Collected here are translations into English of six classic stories from colonial Korea (1910-1945) as well as the time of liberation (1945-1948). Each piece takes a different perspective on a defining process in Korean history-the colonization and modernization under Japanese rule. The volume demonstrates the rich variety of registers, settings, styles, and thematic concerns that characterized the literary production of early modern Korea.The editor's introduction places the collection in the context of modern Korean literary history, and short biographies precede each story. In its judicious selection of classic texts, On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the intellectual complexity and artistic richness of colonial Korean literature.
On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea features in the following genres: Anthologies: general, General and world history, Asian history, General Fiction
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On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea was written by Sunyoung Park, Jefferson J A Gatrall and published by Cornell University East Asia Program an imprint of Cornell University Press
On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea has 300 pages
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