Land of Exile: Contemporary Korean Fiction

Contents Preface to the Expanded Edition................................................................ vii Introduction................................................................................................. ix The Wife and Children (Ch'ŏja, 1948) Ch'ae Manshik ........................................................................................... 3 The Post Horse Curse (Yŏngma, 1948) Kim Tongni ............................................................................................... 13 Mountains (San, 1956) Hwang Sunwŏn......................................................................................... 29 Kapitan Ri (Kkŏppitan Ri, 1962) Chŏn Kwangyong ..................................................................................... 50 Seoul: 1964, Winter (Sŏul, 1964 nyŏn kyŏul, 1965) Kim Sŭngok ............................................................................................. 73 The Boozer (Sulkkun, 1970) Ch'oe Inho ............................................................................................... 89 A Dream of Good Fortune (Twaejǐ kkum, 1973) Hwang Sŏgyŏng ..................................................................................... 101 Winter Outing (Kyŏul nadŭri, 1975) Pak Wansŏ ............................................................................................. 132 The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes (Ahop k'yŏlle ŭi kudu ro namŭn sanae, 1977) Yun Hŭnggil .......................................................................................... 145 Land of Exile (Yuhyŏng ŭi ttang, 1981) Cho Chŏngnae ........................................................................................ 176 The Bronze Mirror (Tonggyŏng, 1982) O Chŏnghŭi ............................................................................................ 215 A Shared Journey (Tonghaeng, 1984) Im Ch'ŏru .............................................................................................. 233 Scarlet Fingernails (Pongsunga kkonmul, 1987) Kim Minsuk ............................................................................................ 252 The Last of Hanak'o (Hanak'o nŭn ŏpta, 1992) Ch'oe Yun............................................................................................... 276 Conviction (Hwakshin, 2003) Ch'oe Such'ŏl ........................................................................................ 297 From Powder to Powder (Hwajang, 2004) Kim Hun ................................................................................................. 312 Suggestions for Further Reading ............................................................... 341