The Star and Other Korean Short Stories

by Agnita Tennant

Overview

First published in 1996. Written by acclaimed contemporary writers, all winners of literary awards, these stories present deeply moving human dramas. What emerges from them is a picture of a somewhat sad people - sad because they have gone through sorrowful experiences of one kind or another. But they are people who transform their sufferings into blessings through their warm humanity, whether it be a soldier, a domestic servant or an office worker.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317793069
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/16/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	156
File size:	684 KB

About the Author

Agnita Tennant, nee Hong, was born in Korea and educated at Chong-ju Girls' High School and Yonsei University. She married an Englishman, Roger Tennant, and has lived in Leicestershire since 1964. She started translating Korean stories in the 1970S, and published a collection in 1972. She worked as a librarian for Leicestershire Libraries and Information Service until retiring in 1993. In 1990 she received a Ph.D. from Loughborough University for her study of Thomas Hardy's influence on Korean literature.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 THE STAR, Yoo Jai-yong; Chapter 2 MY FATHER’S LAND, Im Chol-woo; Chapter 3 A THIN LINE, Yoo Keumho; Chapter 4 THE GUEST, Choi Hak; Chapter 5 SHE KNOWS, I KNOW AND GOD KNOWS BUT …, Park Wan-suh; Chapter 6 WHY THE SILKWORM DOES NOT LEAVE ITS COCOON, Yoon Chongmo; Chapter 7 THE POET OF WONMI-DONG, Yang Guija; Chapter 8 SNOWY ROAD, Yi Chong-jun;