Literature of the Bittersweet: Kim Sŭng-OK and 1960s Korea
Daniel Hyonsu Kim
- Mangaka
- Daniel Hyonsu Kim
- First published
- 2004
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Literature of the Bittersweet: Kim Sŭng-OK and 1960s Korea was authored by scholar Daniel Hyonsu Kim to provide an English-language analysis of one of South Korea's most influential literary figures. The volume focuses on Kim Sŭng-OK, a writer whose short stories, such as 'Seoul: 1964, Winter,' became synonymous with the alienation and rapid urbanization characterizing the period of South Korea's industrial development under the Park Chung-hee regime.
The book explores the interplay between literature and the sociopolitical climate of the 1960s, a decade marked by both profound modernization and the erosion of traditional values. Daniel Hyonsu Kim analyzes how the 'sensibility of the 1960s' was constructed through aesthetic experimentation and prose that deviated from the didactic or patriotic themes common in post-war Korean literature. By examining the author's stylistic innovations, the volume serves as a critical study of how intellectuals navigated the tensions of a society undergoing intense transition.
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