Seopyeonje: The Southerners' Songs
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0720613590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-07 |
| Language | : | Korean |
DESCRIPTION:
Years later the half-brother arrives in a village and finds his sister in a tavern. He asks her to sing for him, and with his drum accompaniment the two perform pansori songs throughout the night—though never explicitly acknowledging their relationship. Believing her art can become elevated to the highest standard only by sensory deprivation, the father is said to have blinded the child. Yi Chung-jun's haunting and disturbing novel is set in the 1950s after the Korean War in the remote south of the country, home of the traditional art of pansori singing, a moving and plangently beautiful style of folk song performed by traveling musicians. A magic-realist gem, the novel employs epic myth and fantasy to create a fusion of the real and the fantastic. Thereafter, she becomes a legendary performer throughout the land. So begins an unforgettable chain of events in one of the strangest and most haunting of novels exploring themes such as forgiveness, the redemptive power of art, and modern man's loss of innocence and alienation from traditional values—the values at the heart of Seopyeonje. Yi Chung-jun's story has attained near-mythical status in South Korea, especially with the acclaimed and award-
Many of his works have been adapted into movies and drama series. About the AuthorYi Chung-Jun (1939-2008) was one of the leading South Korean novelists in recent years. Yi Chung-jun died from lung cancer at the age of 68 in July 2008.. According to critic Kim Byeong-ik, Yi Chung-jun opened up a new pace of Korean literature before the true modern literature of Korea was established in the 1960s
Review Eclectic Bookworm I'll start by saying that this book will not be for everyone. I anticipate its audience will be limited to those readers interested in Korean literature, culture and/or history. Additionally, to fully appreciate and understand this book, I believe you need to have some background on Korean literary history and knowledge of pansori.For those readers with the prerequisite knowledge, there is much to be gained. Starting off with the author's description in the front which you cannot unfortunately view, it reads:'YI CHUNG-JUN (1939-2008) is regarded as one of the most imp
According to critic Kim Byeong-ik, Yi Chung-jun opened up a new pace of Korean literature before the true modern literature of Korea was established in the 1960s. Many of his works have been adapted into movies and drama series. Yi Chung-Jun (1939-2008) was one of the leading South Korean