A moment's grace : stories from Korea in transition / translated with commentary by John Holstein.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Holstein, John.

Series:

• Cornell East Asia series ; 148.
• Cornell East Asia series, 1050-2955 ; no. 148

Language:

• English
• Korean

Subjects (All):

• Short stories, Korean--Translations into English.
• Short stories, Korean.
• Short stories, Korean--History and criticism.
• Manners and customs.
• Korea--History--20th century.
• Korea.
• History.
• Korea--Social life and customs--20th century.

Genre:

• Short stories.

Physical Description:

xii, 391 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University East Asia Program, [2009]

Language Note:

Translated from the Korean.

Contents:

• The shaman painting (1936) / Kim Tong-ni
• Loess valley (1939) / Kim Tong-ni
• The game beaters (1948) / Hwang Sun-wŏn
• The visit (1951) / Kim Tong-ni
• A moment's grace (1955) / O Sang-wŏn
• The gulls (1958) / Yi Pŏm-sŏn
• House of idols (1960) / Chʼoe In-hun
• End of the road (1966) / Chʼoe In-hun
• River (1968) / Sŏ Chŏng-in
• First love (1995) / Sŏng Sŏk-che
• What's to be done? (1992) / Kong Chi-yŏng
• The face (1999) / O Chŏng-hŭi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-391).

ISBN:

• 9781933947181
• 1933947187

OCLC:

601086747