Three Generations
1932
First Published
3.50
Average Rating
520
Number of Pages
Touted as one of Korea’s most important works of fiction, Three Generations (published in 1931 as a serial in Chosun Ilbo) charts the tensions in the Jo family in 1930s Japanese occupied Seoul. Yom’s keenly observant eye reveals family tensions withprofound insight. Delving deeply into each character’s history and beliefs, he illuminates the diverse pressures and impulses driving each. This Korean classic, often compared to Junichiro Tanizaki’s The Makioka Sisters, reveals the country’s situation under Japanese rule, the traditional Korean familial structure, and the battle between the modern and the traditional. The long-awaited publication of this masterpiece is a vital addition to Korean literature in English.
Avg Rating
3.50
Number of Ratings
113
5 STARS
14%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
35%
2 STARS
12%
1 STARS
2%
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Author
Yom Sang-seop
Author · 2 books
염상섭 Yeom Sang-seop was a South Korean writer. He was a Korean novelist and freedom fighter in the early part of the 20th century. Yom was an early pioneer of modern narrative in Korea and a “writer of the period of dissatisfaction.
