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Synopsis
“The novel, filled with gossip and family intrigue as scandalous as any contemporary soap opera, reads deliciously like a Dostoevsky novel or Les Liaisons Dangereuses meets Korea’s traditional middle class.”—KoreAm Magazine
Three Generations charts the tensions in the Jo family in 1930s Japanese-occupied Seoul. One of Korea’s most important works of fiction, Three Generations gave birth to naturalism in Korean literature and remains a mandatory read for Korean high school students.
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About the Author
Yom Sang-seop was born in 1897 in Seoul. In 1919 he participated in an independence movement against Japanese, for which he was jailed. He published his first stories, Hakjigawng and Samgwang in the same year. In 1931, he published Samdae (Three Generations) as a serial in Chosun Ilbo, followed by many novels and stories. Yu Young-nan's translations include Pak Wan-so's The Naked Tree (Cornell East Asia Series 1995), Yi In-hwa's Everlasting Empire (East Bridge 2001), Yi Mu-young's Farmers (Homa & Sekey 2002), and Han Sung-won's Father and Son, co-translated by Julie Pickering (Home & Sekey 2002).
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Standing on the stone step in front of the inner quarters, Deok-gi watched a manservant packing a quilt and pillow for him on the veranda. His grandfather came in from the outer quarters, his hands clasped behind his back. Seeing Deok-gi, he frowned and started grumbling. "Deok-gi, someone’s here looking for you. Who is this guy? His hair is a mess. You know it’s important to have good friends. Why do all your friends who come around look like that?" His eyes widened as he caught sight of the quilt the manservant was wrapping. He stepped closer and touched it. "What’s this? What’s the good quilt —" Then he exploded.
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- PublisherArchipelago Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 097785762X
- ISBN 13 9780977857623
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages476
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