These captivating short stories portray three major periods in
modern Korean history: the forces of colonial modernity during the
late 1930s; the postcolonial struggle to rebuild society after four
decades of oppression, emasculation, and cultural exile (1945 to
1950); and the attempt to reconstruct a shattered land and a
traumatized nation after the Korean War.
"Lost Souls" echoes the exceptional work of China's Shen Congwen
and Japan's Kawabata Yasunari. Modernist narratives set in the
metropolises of Tokyo and Pyongyang alternate with starkly
realistic portraits of rural life. Surrealist tales suggest the
unsettling sensation of colonial domination, while stories of the
outcast embody the thrill and terror of independence and survival
in a land dominated by tradition and devastated by war.
Written during the chaos of 1945, "Booze" recounts a fight
between Koreans for control of a former Japanese-owned distillery.
"Toad" relates the suffering created by hundreds of thousands of
returning refugees, and stories from the 1950s confront the
catastrophes of the Korean War and the problematic desire for
autonomy. Visceral and versatile, "Lost Souls" is a classic work on
the possibilities of transition that showcases the innovation and
craftsmanship of a consummate--and widely
celebrated--storyteller.
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