The Land of the Banished
The Portable Library of Korean Literature/ Short Fiction 7
by Cho, Chong-rae
Trans. by Chun, Kyung-ja
Original title: Yuhyeong-ui ttang
size: 18.8x12cm, 86pages. publisher: Jimoondang, 2001.
About this book
The Land of the Banished is a heart-rending tale of a man torn and warped by the hardships of the Korean War period.
Born into a landless peasant family, Mahn-seok becomes embroiled in the class struggle that descends upon his village with the onset of the war. From his rise through the ranks of the People's Army to his devastating demise, the story is recounted in Mahn-seok's own voice through a series of flashbacks. The Land of the Banished is a work that gives new perspective to the Korean War experience and its inglorious aftermath.
-- From the back cover
by Cho, Chong-rae
Trans. by Chun, Kyung-ja
Original title: Yuhyeong-ui ttang
size: 18.8x12cm, 86pages. publisher: Jimoondang, 2001.
About this book
The Land of the Banished is a heart-rending tale of a man torn and warped by the hardships of the Korean War period.
Born into a landless peasant family, Mahn-seok becomes embroiled in the class struggle that descends upon his village with the onset of the war. From his rise through the ranks of the People's Army to his devastating demise, the story is recounted in Mahn-seok's own voice through a series of flashbacks. The Land of the Banished is a work that gives new perspective to the Korean War experience and its inglorious aftermath.
-- From the back cover
