The star & other Korean short stories

Agnita Tennant

Original title: The Star

earliest edition we have, 1996 Kegan Paul International, 1996 hardcover 141 pages

The short story is a genre that Korean writers have made their own, reflecting a long literary tradition in which the short story is the major form of fiction writing. Collected in this volume are eight stories by leading contemporary writers of Korea which provide deeply moving insights into the human condition. Sadness and triumph are unifying themes in the work. Sadness because all the characters have endured unh...

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