Our Twisted Hero (1987 Yi Sang Literature Award Collection)
Author: Mun-yeol Yi, et al.
Publisher: Munhak-sasangsa
352 pages | 223*152mm
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| >>>This book is written in Korean only. |
About This Book
Three decades have passed since Han Pyongt'ae moved from Seoul to the small
Korean town due to his father's transfer after a dispute. Han knew that he
expected to own the school after reaching fifth grade in the obviously much more
sophisticated Seoul school.
However, instead of being the obvious leader in this small pond, Han soon
realizes he has a rival in the older class monitor Om Sokdae. Han loses the
indirect war and bows to Om's rules. He even begins to admire his opponent's
abilities to successfully cheat and always win yet Han finds himself morose and
unhappy in defeat.
OUR TWISTED HERO is a captivating allegory that will remind readers of tales
like THE LORD OF THE FLIES or Holden Caulfield in Korea. The story line works
because Yi Munyol never preaches, but instead allows the simplistic rivalry to
unfold into a much deeper meaning and parallels events in his homeland. Han and
Om engage the audience who surprisingly roots for both boys to somehow come up
with a win-win deal. If this is any sample of the author's talent, readers will
know that Mr. Munyol is a superstar that deserves his other novels to quickly be
translated from Korean into other languages.
This collection also includes works by Joo-young Kim, Soon-tae Moon, Heung-gil
Yoon, Seung-woo Lee, Cheong-joon Lee, Sang-gook Jeon, and Il-nam Choi.
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