On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea

Sunyoung Park, Jefferson J. A. Gatrall, Sunyoung Park, Jefferson J. A. Gatrall

• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781933947495, 9781933947198
• eBook ISBN: 9781942242499
• Subtopic: 20th Century History

Collected here are translations into English of six classic stories from colonial Korea (1910-1945) as well as the time of liberation (1945-1948). Each piece takes a different perspective on a defining process in Korean history—the colonization and modernization under Japanese rule. The volume demonstrates the rich variety of registers, settings, styles, and thematic concerns that characterized the literary production of early modern Korea.The editor's introduction places the collection in the context of modern Korean literary history, and short biographies precede each story. In its judicious selection of classic texts, On the Eve of the Uprising and Other Stories from Colonial Korea offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the intellectual complexity and artistic richness of colonial Korean literature.

Table of contents

• i Half Title Page
• iii Title Page
• iv Copyright Page
• v Contents
• vii Acknowledgments
• xi Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Glossary
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