Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613590 ISBN 13: 9780720613599
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Translation. 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. The linked stories center on a family of itinerant singers: a boy and his stepfather and half-sister. Believing that his stepfather caused his mother's death, the boy cannot live with the murderous hatred he feels towards him, so he disappears, leaving father and daughter to travel and perform alone. Believing her art can become elevated to the highest standard only by sensory deprivation, the father is said to have blinded the child. Thereafter, she becomes a legendary performer throughout the land. 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. 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. A magic-realist gem, the novel employs epic myth and fantasy to create a fusion of the real and the fantastic. Yi Chung-jun's story has attained near-mythical status in South Korea, especially with the acclaimed and award-winning film of the novel breaking box-office records on its release in the 1990s.
Published by Peter Owen Ltd, 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613590 ISBN 13: 9780720613599
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613590 ISBN 13: 9780720613599
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Softcover. Condition: new. Translation. Yi Chungjuns 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 The linked stories center on a family of itinerant singers a boy and his stepfather and halfsister Believing that his stepfather caused his mothers death the boy cannot live with the murderous hatred he feels towards him so he disappears leaving father and daughter to travel and perform alone Believing her art can become elevated to the highest standard only by sensory deprivation the father is said to have blinded the child Thereafter she becomes a legendary performer throughout the land Years later the halfbrother 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 nightthough never explicitly acknowledging their relationship 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 mans loss of innocence and alienation from traditional valuesthe values at the heart of Seopyeonje A magicrealist gem the novel employs epic myth and fantasy to create a fusion of the real and the fantastic Yi Chungjuns story has attained nearmythical status in South Korea especially with the acclaimed and awardwinning film of the novel breaking boxoffice records on its release in the 1990s.
Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613590 ISBN 13: 9780720613599
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, 2011
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Published by Peter Owen Ltd, 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613590 ISBN 13: 9780720613599
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Published by Peter Owen Publishers, London, 2011
ISBN 10: 0720613590 ISBN 13: 9780720613599
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Yi Chung-jun's haunting and disturbing novel Seopyeonje 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 travelling musicians. This haunting novel explores themes such as forgiveness, the redemptive power of art and modern man's loss of innocence and alienation from traditional values. A magic-realist gem, the novel employs epic, myth and fantasy to create a fusion of the real and the fantastic. A "song man" blinds his daughter to keep her from following her half-brother, who ran away due to the art's rigorous training. The girl forgives her father before his death, and through this act, she deepens her insight into the nature of human existence, and, as her father had insisted would happen, elevates the art of her p'ansori singing. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.