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레테의 연가
1979년 사람의 아들로 오늘의 작가상을 수상한 바 있는 이문열의 대표적인 명작. 여자에게 있어 결혼은 하나의 레테다. 우리는 그 강물을 마심으로써 강 이편의 사랑을 잊고 강 건너의 새로운 사랑을 맞아야 한다. 죽음이 찾아올때까지 오직 그 새로운 사랑만으로 남은 삶을 그 꿈과 기억들로 채워가는데...
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Yi Mun-Yol
72 books54 followersYi Mun-yol (born May 18, 1948) is a South Korean writer.
Yi Mun-yol was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948, but the outbreak of the Korean War and his father's defection to North Korea forced his family to move about until they settled in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the ancestral seat of his family. The fact that his father defected dramatically affected his life, as he was seen and treated as "the son of a political offender," and was "passed around among relatives[.] After dropping out of the College of Education of Seoul National University in 1970, Yi Mun-yol made his literary debut through the annual literary contests of the Daegu Maeil Newspaper in 1977, and the Dong-A Ilbo in 1979. On being awarded the prestigious "Today's Writer Award" for The Son of Man in 1979, Yi emerged as the most noteworthy writer of the time. The Son of Man explores the theme of the complex relationship between God and humanity in light of the finite nature of human existence inadvertently cast in infinite universe, through the eyes of the protagonist who is doubtful of the Christian Weltanschauung. From 1994 to 1997, he taught Korean language and literature at Sejong University. Since 1999, he has also served as the head of Buak Literary Center, a residential program for budding writers. He is currently a chair professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
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* Yi Mun-Yol
* 이문열 (Korean Profile)
Yi Mun-yol was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948, but the outbreak of the Korean War and his father's defection to North Korea forced his family to move about until they settled in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the ancestral seat of his family. The fact that his father defected dramatically affected his life, as he was seen and treated as "the son of a political offender," and was "passed around among relatives[.] After dropping out of the College of Education of Seoul National University in 1970, Yi Mun-yol made his literary debut through the annual literary contests of the Daegu Maeil Newspaper in 1977, and the Dong-A Ilbo in 1979. On being awarded the prestigious "Today's Writer Award" for The Son of Man in 1979, Yi emerged as the most noteworthy writer of the time. The Son of Man explores the theme of the complex relationship between God and humanity in light of the finite nature of human existence inadvertently cast in infinite universe, through the eyes of the protagonist who is doubtful of the Christian Weltanschauung. From 1994 to 1997, he taught Korean language and literature at Sejong University. Since 1999, he has also served as the head of Buak Literary Center, a residential program for budding writers. He is currently a chair professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
(from Wikipedia)
Associated Names:
* Yi Mun-Yol
* 이문열 (Korean Profile)
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February 27, 2018
Run of the mill romance novel. It's written as a diary of a young woman who falls in love with an older, married artist. It was written in the 80s in Korea, so the subject of forbidden romance is written with a rather conservative view. There were some interesting observations about the traditional eastern notions of marriage, but in the end the heroine succumbs to convention, and goes on to marry and choose the "right thing to do". It was pretty light reading.
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