Trees on a slope / Hwang Sun-wŏn ; translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hwang, Sun-wŏn, 1915-2000, author.

Contributor:

Fulton, Bruce, 1942- translator.

Fulton, Ju-Chan, translator.

Series:

Modern Korean Fiction Series

Modern Korean Fiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean War, 1950-1953--Fiction.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Soldiers--Fiction.

Soldiers.

Korea (South)--Fiction.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, Hawai'i : University of Hawai'i Press, [2005]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Hwang Sun-won (1915-2000) is one of modern Korea's masters of narrative prose. Trees on a Slope (1960) is his most accomplished novel-one of the few Korean novels to describe in detail the physical and psychological horrors of the Korean War. It is an assured, forceful depiction of three young soldiers in the South Korean army during the latter stages of the war: Hyŏnt'ae, the arrogant and overconfident squad leader; the stolid and dependable Yun-gu; and "the Poet" Tong-ho. The war affects the men in different ways. Before he can return home, Tong-ho takes his own life after shooting an officer and a prostitute. Hyŏn-t'ae, finding himself removed from situations of mortal danger, spends most of his time drinking; in the end he is arrested for abetting in the suicide of a young girl. Only Yun-gu is able to make the successful transition to postwar life. His ability to survive the encroachments of others, exploit limited resources, and capitalize on the lessons of harsh experience make him emblematic of Korea over the centuries. Trees on a Slope will introduce an English-reading audience to an important voice in modern Asian literature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Part One

1 .LIKE WALKING

2. SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

3. FOR THREE WEEKS

4. WAR SURVIVORS

5 .A CHILL WIND BLEW

6. "WOW!"

7.IT CAN HAPPEN

8 .IT WAS THE END

Part Two:

9 .WHEN CHRISTMAS DAY

10. YUN-GU'S ROUTINE

11. IT SEEMS THAT

12. HYO˘ N-T'AE AND SO˘ K-KI

13. GOING TO BED LATE

14. "HERE YOU GO- it's that time of month again."

15. THE WOMAN

16. SO˘ K-KI HAD LOST

17. "I BOUGHT THE TICKET. Your flight leaves Tuesday. Remember that."

Afterword

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197).

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ISBN:

9780824874483

082487448X

OCLC:

1024049064