Ch'ae Manshik is one of the most accomplished modern Korean writers yet is underrepresented in English translation because of the challenges posed by his distinctive voice and colloquial style. Sunset: A Ch'ae Manshik Reader is the first English-language anthology of his works and features a variety of genres—novella, short fiction, anecdotal essay, travel writing, children's story, one-act play, three-act play, and roundtable discussion.

This anthology moves beyond the usual "representative works" to provide a well-rounded selection of writing by one of Korea's most innovative and memorable voices, drawing on Ch'ae's ten-volume Complete Works. This edition also provides a comprehensive introduction outlining the limitations of existing approaches to Ch'ae. It contextualizes the anthology's contents both in terms of the author's career and the rich Korean tradition of intertextuality and intermediality that he reflects from the country's earliest times to the new millennium.

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Publisher

Columbia University Press

Year

2017

ISBN

9780231543408

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Asian Literary Collections

Index

Literature

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Sunset (Nakcho, 1948)
2. In Three Directions (Segillo, 1924)
3. Ungrateful Wretch (Purhyo chashik, 1925)
4. Skewered Beef (Sanjŏk, 1929)
5. Egg on My Face (Hŏhŏ mangshin haettkun, 1930)
6. A Writing Worm’s Life (Munch’ung iran chonjae, 1935)
7. Travel Sketches (Yŏhaeng sup’il, 1935)
8. Challenges Facing Today’s Writers (Hyŏndae chakka ch’angjak koshim haptamhoe, 1937)
9. Yujŏng and I (Yujŏng kwa na, 1937)
10. Whatever Possessed Me? A Play in One Act (Yesu na an midŏttŭmyŏn, 1937)
11. Juvesenility (Somang, 1938)
12. A Man Called Hŭngbo (Hŭngbo-sshi, 1939)
13. My “Flower and Soldier” (Na ŭi “Kkot kwa pyŏngjŏng,” 1940)
14. The Grasshopper, the Kingfisher, and the Ant (Wangch’i wa sosae wa kemi, 1941)
15. A Three-Way Conversation on Kungmin Literature (Kungmin munhak ŭi kongjak chŏngdamhoe, 1941)
16. Mister Pang (Misŭt’ŏ Pang, 1946)
17. Blind Man Shim: A Play in Three Acts (Shim pongsa, 1947)
18. Angel for a Day (Sŏllyang hagoshiptŏn nal, 1960)
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