The Square: A Novel (Library of Korean Literature, 12)
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The Square: A Novel (Library of Korean Literature, 12)
- Ideological Struggle: Choi In-hun's exploration of Korea's division reveals the harmful nature of both communism and capitalism
- Pre-Korean War Tale: A protagonist's journey north exposes the destructive ideologies in both the South's right-wing regime and the North's communist paradise
This groundbreaking classic of Korean modernism tackles the shattering effect of the division of Korea. Taking place just before the Korean War, it follows its protagonist as he travels to the North hoping to escape what he sees as the repressive right-wing regime in the South... only to find that a different sort of lie reigns in the so-called worker's paradise. Implying that both communism and capitalism are pernicious infections from without, "The Square" is a dark and complex story of the ways ideologies can destroy the individual.
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