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A poignant, radiant tale of a mother's ceaseless devotion to her son, The Snowy Road is the story of a family that loses everything due to one son's abuse of alcohol. This tragedy does not shake the mother's resolve to continue to work hard for her one remaining son, making his happiness her sole goal in life. The son behaves contemptuously, though, oblivious to his mother's sacrifice, until the day he learns of her long walk home along a snowy mountain road years before when he left home.
Part of the Modern Korean Short Stories Series.
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Yi Chong-jun was born in 1939 in Jangheung, South Jeolla Province. He studied German Language and Literature at Seoul National University. Since his debut n 1965 with the publication of Toewon (Hospital Discharge) in Sasanggye magazine, he has won numerous awards for his literary works, including the 1968 Dongin Literature Award for Byeongsin-gwa meojeori (The Idiot and the Fool), the 1978 Yi Sang Literature Award for Janinhan dosi (The Cruel City), the 1986 Republic of Korea Literature Award for Bihwamilgyo (Esoteric Buddhism), the 1990 Isan Literature Award for Jayu-ui mun (The Gate of Freedom), and the first 21st Century Literature Award for Nalgae-ui jip (The House of Wings) in 1998.
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- PublisherHollym International Corp.
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1565912039
- ISBN 13 9781565912038
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages149
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine/Fine. A tight clean copy.In Korean and English. A poignant, radiant tale of a mother's ceaseless devotion to her son, The S nowy Road is the story of a family that loses everything due to one son's a buse of alcohol. This tragedy does not shake the mother's resolve to contin ue to work hard for her one remaining son, making his happiness her sole go al in life. The son behaves contemptuously, though, oblivious to his mother 's sacrifice, until the day he learns of her long walk home along a snowy m ountain road years before when he left home. Part of the Modern Korean Short Stories Series. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000013656
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