Lost Souls

Stories

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Asian
Cover of the book Lost Souls by Sunwon Hwang, Columbia University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sunwon Hwang ISBN: 9780231520508
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: November 19, 2009
Imprint: Columbia University Press Language: English
Author: Sunwon Hwang
ISBN: 9780231520508
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: November 19, 2009
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Columbia University Press

Cover of the book Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895–1945 by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book The Republic in Print by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Social Construction and Social Work Practice by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book The Beach Book by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book In Another Country by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Speaking for Buddhas by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Writing the Republic by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book A Hunger for Aesthetics by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book China and India by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Research Methods in Child Welfare by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Memories of Life in Lhasa Under Chinese Rule by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Atheists in America by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Negotiating Languages by Sunwon Hwang
Cover of the book Martyrdom and Memory by Sunwon Hwang
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy