Publisher: archipelago books
Pub. Date: Jan. 2005
Hardcover: 476 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 8.27 x 6.77 x 1.38
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About This Book
Translated by Yu Youngnan, this family novel remains one of the most
important milestones in the history of Korean fiction. Serialized
between January and September in 1931 in the major Seoul daily, The
Chosun Ilbo, "Three Generations" [Samdae in Korean] charts the tensions
among three generations of the Jo family in the 1930s when Korea was
under Japanese colonization (1910-1945). The first generation is
manifested by the Confucian grandfather while the middle-aged son
represents the transition from traditional Korea to modernity; the
grandson represents the last generation deep in the throes of Japan's
colonization. Yom's keen observations deftly reveal the conflicts
between traditional, colonial and modern values with profound insight.
The main characters in this novel are not those involved in an exciting,
whirlwind adventure, but are situated domestically in a severe family
feud. At the heart of the tension is money, but behind the conflict lies
the problem of societal values, exacerbated by love affairs and
ideological issues. Delving deeply into each character's history and
beliefs, Yom illuminates the diverse pressures and impulses that cause
family strife, presenting a microcosm of Korea's modern history. Touted
as one of Korea's most important works of fiction, this Korean classic
also brings forth larger issues at hand, including the harshness of
Japanese rule, the traditional Korean family structure, political
movements in the 1930s and the struggle between tradition and modernity.
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