WAR AND SEPARATION (As usual, I welcome disagreements and corrections^^) Previously: I) Hyangga and Koryeo Kasa II) Sijo & Kasa III) Classical Fiction IV) Pansori V) Introduction to Modern Literature VI: Enlightenment VII: Background to Colonial Lit VIII: The History of Korean Modern Literature VIII: Themes & Approaches to Fiction VIIII: The Colonial Era Several…
Kim Won-Il’s Evening Glow, translated by Agnita Tennant (who just also translated three volumes of Park Kyung-ni’s Land), is the story of a businessman, Kim Kapsu, returning to his countryside home for a funeral and re-connecting with and re-assessing the complicated strands of his previous life, one lived in the turbulent period of Korean civil war.…
Kim Won-il is now up on the Wikipedia. And it looks a bit like this: Kim Won-il Kim Won-il Occupation Novelist Nationality South Korea Period 1942-Present Genres Modern Korean Fiction Notable work(s) Evening Glow This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim. Kim Won-il (born 42) (Hangul: 김) is a South Korean writer.…