Snowy Road (Bilingual)
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A poignant, radiant tale of a mother’s ceaseless devotion to her son, The Snowy Road (Bilingual) is the story of a family that loses everything due to one son’s abuse of alcohol. This tragedy does not shake the mother’s resolve to continue to work hard for her one remaining son, making his happiness her sole goal in life. The son behaves contemptuously, though, oblivious to his mother’s sacrifice, until the day he learns of her long walk home along a snowy mountain road years before when he left home. Vol. 1 of Modern Korean Short Stories.
Author(s)
Chong-jun Yi
Yi Chong-jun was born in 1939 in Jangheung, Jeollanam-do province. He studied German Language and Literature at Seoul National University. Since his debut in 1965 with the publication of “Toewon (Hospital Discharge)” in “Sasanggye” magazine., he was won numerous awards for his literary works, including the 1968 Dongin Literature Award for “Byeongsin-gwa meojeori (The Idiot and the Fool),” the 1978 Yi Sang Literature Award for “Janinhan dosi (The Cruel City),” the 1986 Republic of Korea Literature Award for “Bihwamilgyo (Esoteric Buddhism),” the 1990 Isan Literature Award for “Jayu-ui mun (The Gate of Freedom),” and the first 21st Century Literature Award for “Nalgae-ui jip (The House of Wings)” in 1998.
149 pp.
LC# 2004103835Hardcover 13 x 18 cmISBN-13: 9781565912038ISBN-10: 1565912039
