{"product_id":"mujong-the-heartless-yi-kwang-su-and-modern-korean-literature-cornell-east-asia-series","title":"Mujong (The Heartless): Yi Kwang-su and Modern Korean Literature (Cornell East Asia Series)","description":"Yi Kwang-su (1892–1950) was one of the pioneers of modern Korean literature. When the serialization of Mujong (The Heartless) began in 1917, it was an immediate sensation, and it occupies a prominent place in the Korean literary canon.\n\nThe Heartless is the story of a love triangle among three youths during the Japanese occupation. Yi HyÅng-sik is a young man in his mid-twenties who is teaching English at a middle school in Seoul. Brilliant but also shy and indecisive, he is torn between two women. Kim SÅn-hyÅng is from a wealthy Christian family; she has just graduated from a modern, Western-style school and is planning on continuing her studies in the United States. Pak YÅng-ch'ae is a musically gifted young woman who was raised in a traditional Confucian manner; due to family misfortune, she has become a kisaeng but remains devoted to HyÅng-sik whom she knew as a child.\nThe Heartless goes beyond the level of romantic melodrama and uses these characters to depict Korea's struggles with modern culture and national identity. A long critical introduction discusses Yi Kwang-su's life and work from his birth in 1892 to the publication of his first novel The Heartless in 1917. It contains in-depth analyses of the novel, Yi Kwang-su's literary theory, and early short stories.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1885445377\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1885445377.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Yi, Kwang-su|Lee, Ann Sung-Hi\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41558249799738,"sku":"DBV.1885445377.G","price":36.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1885445377-0.jpg?v=1784947441","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/mujong-the-heartless-yi-kwang-su-and-modern-korean-literature-cornell-east-asia-series","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}