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Modern Korean Literature #25
In the Trunk
Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature 025
Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2017
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June 1, 2026
Group #5 "Love and Love Affairs" also includes:
With the Love for the Stars - Yun Hu-myong
Magnolia Park - Lee Seung-u
회복하는 인간 = Convalescence - Han Kang
I'm unfamiliar with this writer, but the fact that the Fultons translated this was an encouraging sign.
Unlike most of the Bilingual series, this short story is a modern work of fiction and reads very much like something from Bora Chung or Bae Suah. Not as abstract as Stab, this is more of a mystery than a "love affair." Neverthless, the afterword mentions the term strategic love, which I immediately recognised as a familiar cultural phenomenon.
The mc is an ambitious career woman practicing very strict control on her professional image. One almost feels proud to encounter such a singular character in this cultural context. Yet, being physically involved with a colleague to ensure her own success seems like par for the course to her. Her turncoat tendencies frustrate her paramour, but she still relies on him to help her in a bind: specifically, when a young girl from the office goes missing and it grows increasingly possible the mc is on the hook.
Does get quite graphic towards the end, so T/W.
With the Love for the Stars - Yun Hu-myong
Magnolia Park - Lee Seung-u
회복하는 인간 = Convalescence - Han Kang
I'm unfamiliar with this writer, but the fact that the Fultons translated this was an encouraging sign.
Unlike most of the Bilingual series, this short story is a modern work of fiction and reads very much like something from Bora Chung or Bae Suah. Not as abstract as Stab, this is more of a mystery than a "love affair." Neverthless, the afterword mentions the term strategic love, which I immediately recognised as a familiar cultural phenomenon.
The mc is an ambitious career woman practicing very strict control on her professional image. One almost feels proud to encounter such a singular character in this cultural context. Yet, being physically involved with a colleague to ensure her own success seems like par for the course to her. Her turncoat tendencies frustrate her paramour, but she still relies on him to help her in a bind: specifically, when a young girl from the office goes missing and it grows increasingly possible the mc is on the hook.
Does get quite graphic towards the end, so T/W.
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