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Book Introduction
Reborn with a modern sensibility after 54 years
The greatest classic of our time, 'Land'!
“Life is beautiful no matter what adversity we face.
“Nothing is as true as life.”
Park Kyung-ni's epic novel "Land," a true monumental work in Korean literature, has been reborn with a modern sensibility 54 years after its initial publication.
As is well known, 『Land』, which vividly records the major events of our modern history, is a work that sharply demonstrates the aesthetic sensibility of our language.
It is true that 『Land』 is a representative work of Korean literature that no one can deny and has been read nationwide to this day.
The epic novel "Land" vividly depicts the lives of the Korean people in a time of upheaval, encompassing the wounds of deprivation suffered by the modern Korean people from the late Joseon Dynasty to the Japanese colonial period.
This unparalleled masterpiece in Korean literature is ready to meet a new generation of readers with an editing that faithfully preserves the original text and a design that completely shatters preconceptions about classics.
The greatest classic of our time, 'Land'!
“Life is beautiful no matter what adversity we face.
“Nothing is as true as life.”
Park Kyung-ni's epic novel "Land," a true monumental work in Korean literature, has been reborn with a modern sensibility 54 years after its initial publication.
As is well known, 『Land』, which vividly records the major events of our modern history, is a work that sharply demonstrates the aesthetic sensibility of our language.
It is true that 『Land』 is a representative work of Korean literature that no one can deny and has been read nationwide to this day.
The epic novel "Land" vividly depicts the lives of the Korean people in a time of upheaval, encompassing the wounds of deprivation suffered by the modern Korean people from the late Joseon Dynasty to the Japanese colonial period.
This unparalleled masterpiece in Korean literature is ready to meet a new generation of readers with an editing that faithfully preserves the original text and a design that completely shatters preconceptions about classics.
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Part 3: The End and Sprouting
Chapter 11: The Saved Soul
Chapter 12 The Boy Riding an Ox Cart
Chapter 13 Picking and Holding Forsythia
Chapter 14: Elegy of the Declining Sun
Chapter 15: Im-i-ne Returns
Chapter 16: The Young Master of the Ibusa House
Chapter 17: Seohee's Outing
Chapter 18: Raid
Chapter 19: The Sacrifice of Lust
Chapter 20: Mr. Kim's House
Chapter 21: The Bottomless Swamp
Part 4: Plagues and Famines
Chapter 1: Guests from Seoul
Chapter 2 Outbreak
Chapter 3: Private Punishment
Chapter 4: The God of Death in Every Alley
Chapter 5 Life and Death
Chapter 6: Sunlight on the Shoes
Chapter 7: The Old Man I Met at the Inn
Chapter 8: Returning Home
Chapter 9 Public Opinion
Chapter 10: Happiness Like a Cloud in the Sky
Chapter 11: The descent of U-Gwan
Chapter 12: The Uproar
Chapter 13: Famine
Chapter 14: The Coffin
Chapter 15 Comrade, Crow
Vocabulary Explanation
Chapter 11: The Saved Soul
Chapter 12 The Boy Riding an Ox Cart
Chapter 13 Picking and Holding Forsythia
Chapter 14: Elegy of the Declining Sun
Chapter 15: Im-i-ne Returns
Chapter 16: The Young Master of the Ibusa House
Chapter 17: Seohee's Outing
Chapter 18: Raid
Chapter 19: The Sacrifice of Lust
Chapter 20: Mr. Kim's House
Chapter 21: The Bottomless Swamp
Part 4: Plagues and Famines
Chapter 1: Guests from Seoul
Chapter 2 Outbreak
Chapter 3: Private Punishment
Chapter 4: The God of Death in Every Alley
Chapter 5 Life and Death
Chapter 6: Sunlight on the Shoes
Chapter 7: The Old Man I Met at the Inn
Chapter 8: Returning Home
Chapter 9 Public Opinion
Chapter 10: Happiness Like a Cloud in the Sky
Chapter 11: The descent of U-Gwan
Chapter 12: The Uproar
Chapter 13: Famine
Chapter 14: The Coffin
Chapter 15 Comrade, Crow
Vocabulary Explanation
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Among the women gathered by the water near the samak, Imine was also cutting hemp.
Other women had their own share of the work, but Im's was a hired hand.
He was a hired hand who barely managed to get food.
Not only did his appearance not look like it used to, but his behavior was also more humble than before, and he never took his eyes off his work.
Among the women who were quick to work and quick to talk, he alone kept his mouth shut and remained silent.
Even when others laughed, he didn't laugh.
---From "Im's Return"
Yong-i kicks away the clinging Kang Cheong-daek and drags one of the women out by grabbing her by the collar.
Only then did the women begin to retreat one by one, adjusting their clothes and putting their disheveled hair back on, trying to cover up their embarrassment, but Im-ine remained lying on the ground, not moving.
The clothes were all torn, and scratch marks and blood stains were visible on the flesh between the torn clothes, like worms.
---From "Raid"
Jo Jun-gu, who had gotten off the donkey, turned his neck stiffly and looked back, as short, big-headed people often do.
Perhaps due to tension, his sunburnt face seemed somewhat stiff, and his eyes were filled with pain and anxiety.
The two shabby palanquins that followed stopped.
The loaded donkey also stopped.
The coachman wiped the sweat from his beard-covered face and glanced sideways at the palanquin as the men carefully untied its straps and set it down.
---From "Guests from Seoul"
For the first time in a long time, the house was bustling and lively.
But no one tried to wake the children sleeping in the small love room.
Mr. Yeom didn't tell the children to wake up either.
Even during the time of Lee Dong-jin's father and grandfather, who were always away from home due to their rural lives, it was their habit to not visit their children, and being indifferent to their children was also a rule of the noble class.
---From "Homecoming"
Rural people have some strange habits.
The wealthy people who bring in tens of thousands of rice paddies, of course, they are all nobles and have high standards, but if possible, I avoid going to their doors to express my regrets.
As a fellow farmer, he would like to live in a house with a hundred or fifty heads of rice and ask for help when times are tough.
Other women had their own share of the work, but Im's was a hired hand.
He was a hired hand who barely managed to get food.
Not only did his appearance not look like it used to, but his behavior was also more humble than before, and he never took his eyes off his work.
Among the women who were quick to work and quick to talk, he alone kept his mouth shut and remained silent.
Even when others laughed, he didn't laugh.
---From "Im's Return"
Yong-i kicks away the clinging Kang Cheong-daek and drags one of the women out by grabbing her by the collar.
Only then did the women begin to retreat one by one, adjusting their clothes and putting their disheveled hair back on, trying to cover up their embarrassment, but Im-ine remained lying on the ground, not moving.
The clothes were all torn, and scratch marks and blood stains were visible on the flesh between the torn clothes, like worms.
---From "Raid"
Jo Jun-gu, who had gotten off the donkey, turned his neck stiffly and looked back, as short, big-headed people often do.
Perhaps due to tension, his sunburnt face seemed somewhat stiff, and his eyes were filled with pain and anxiety.
The two shabby palanquins that followed stopped.
The loaded donkey also stopped.
The coachman wiped the sweat from his beard-covered face and glanced sideways at the palanquin as the men carefully untied its straps and set it down.
---From "Guests from Seoul"
For the first time in a long time, the house was bustling and lively.
But no one tried to wake the children sleeping in the small love room.
Mr. Yeom didn't tell the children to wake up either.
Even during the time of Lee Dong-jin's father and grandfather, who were always away from home due to their rural lives, it was their habit to not visit their children, and being indifferent to their children was also a rule of the noble class.
---From "Homecoming"
Rural people have some strange habits.
The wealthy people who bring in tens of thousands of rice paddies, of course, they are all nobles and have high standards, but if possible, I avoid going to their doors to express my regrets.
As a fellow farmer, he would like to live in a house with a hundred or fifty heads of rice and ask for help when times are tough.
---From "The Mountain Funeral"
Publisher's Review
“If my life had been smooth, I wouldn’t be writing.
“Life comes before literature.”
It captures both the elegance of the classics and the sensibility of the new era.
Special edition commemorating the 15th anniversary of Park Kyung-ni's death
Park Kyung-ni, a master who debuted in 1957 with the short story "Calculation" and left a huge mark on the history of Korean literature with the epic novel "Land" written over 26 years.
To mark the 15th anniversary of her passing, Dasan Books is publishing a new collection of Park Kyung-ni's works.
This is a grand project that will sequentially publish Park Kyung-ni's novels, essays, and poetry collections, including "Land," which is considered a legacy of Korean literature. It is a meaningful work that fully captures the author's literary world without omission or distortion.
This project brings together Park Kyung-ni's vast works, which penetrate the core of Korean society and literature, and newly discovered, unpublished works will also be published after a meticulous editing process.
Park Kyung-ni's works, which were considered classics long ago, have not had the opportunity to be read anew.
This special edition, published this time, goes beyond preserving the original text's expressions and correcting previous errors, and presents a book with a completely different atmosphere from existing editions by imbuing it with a new sense of the times.
For readers who have previously read Park Kyung-ni's work, we have carefully composed it so that it can provide a fresh experience that breaks the mold, and for readers who are encountering her work for the first time, it can provide a taste of the dignity and excellence of a classic.
The cover design, which cleanly sheds the previous dullness while still maintaining the unique flavor of each work, makes it suitable for both reading and collecting.
We hope that you will experience the essence of Park Kyung-ni's literature, a name that will remain forever in the history of Korean literature, once again through Dasan Books' project.
“I think I have to ask myself again about literature.
“For the truth that wanders in the far, far away shore.”
The greatest classic of our time
Experience a masterpiece of Korean literature with a modern sensibility!
Park Kyung-ni's epic novel "Land," a true monumental work in Korean literature, is being reborn with a modern sensibility 54 years after its initial publication.
As is well known, 『Land』, which vividly records the major events of our modern history, is a work that sharply demonstrates the aesthetic sensibility of our language.
It is true that 『Land』 is a representative work of Korean literature that no one can deny and has been read nationwide to this day.
"Land" was written over a period of 26 years, from 1969 to 1994, and boasts a massive volume of approximately 40,000 pages of 200-character manuscript paper.
"Land" takes place from the end of the Joseon Dynasty to the day of liberation on August 15, 1945.
Through its fundamental exploration of human universality and vivid portrayal of the suffering of our people under Japanese colonial rule, the epic novel "Land" has established itself as the essence of 20th-century Korean literature.
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of "Land."
The 2023 edition of "Land," published by Dasan Books, has undergone a meticulous editing process, including months of research, to ensure that this work, which was completed 30 years ago, is delivered to readers with as few errors and minimal damage as possible.
We have also reorganized the vocabulary and genealogy chart to make it more concise and accurate for readers to understand.
Park Kyung-ni's essay, "The Years of Writing 'Land,'" which was not available in previous editions, has been included for the first time, helping readers to experience author Park Kyung-ni's reflections during the long period of time she spent writing 'Land,' from as close a distance as possible.
The first preface to "The Years of Writing 'Land'"
“Countless incidents, countless people,
“The breadth and depth of thought are like a jungle.”
“I feel extremely comfortable now and I don’t feel lonely.
I am now old and my children are doing quite well like everyone else, so I have nothing to complain about and no need to remember the unpleasant things. I am just grateful.
But there is something to remember.
There were many people who helped and encouraged us while we were writing "Land," and who warmly embraced us during the seven years of suffering.
I really can't forget it.
To be honest, I'm at a loss right now.
What did I do to deserve this gentle rain?
There is no life that is not lived fiercely.
It is painful for any living thing to survive.
And no matter what hardships we face, life is beautiful and nothing is as true as life.
Tragedy and comedy, happiness and unhappiness, death and birth, meeting and parting, beauty and ugliness, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, good fortune and bad fortune—a life that accepts and embraces all such contradictions is beautiful.
And nothing is as true as life itself.
Isn't literature an expression of the will to overcome that contradiction?
I feel like I'm back to square one now.
I guess I have to ask myself again about literature.
“For the truth that wanders in the far, far away shore.”
_Park Kyung-ni, from “The Years of Writing ‘Land’”
“Life comes before literature.”
It captures both the elegance of the classics and the sensibility of the new era.
Special edition commemorating the 15th anniversary of Park Kyung-ni's death
Park Kyung-ni, a master who debuted in 1957 with the short story "Calculation" and left a huge mark on the history of Korean literature with the epic novel "Land" written over 26 years.
To mark the 15th anniversary of her passing, Dasan Books is publishing a new collection of Park Kyung-ni's works.
This is a grand project that will sequentially publish Park Kyung-ni's novels, essays, and poetry collections, including "Land," which is considered a legacy of Korean literature. It is a meaningful work that fully captures the author's literary world without omission or distortion.
This project brings together Park Kyung-ni's vast works, which penetrate the core of Korean society and literature, and newly discovered, unpublished works will also be published after a meticulous editing process.
Park Kyung-ni's works, which were considered classics long ago, have not had the opportunity to be read anew.
This special edition, published this time, goes beyond preserving the original text's expressions and correcting previous errors, and presents a book with a completely different atmosphere from existing editions by imbuing it with a new sense of the times.
For readers who have previously read Park Kyung-ni's work, we have carefully composed it so that it can provide a fresh experience that breaks the mold, and for readers who are encountering her work for the first time, it can provide a taste of the dignity and excellence of a classic.
The cover design, which cleanly sheds the previous dullness while still maintaining the unique flavor of each work, makes it suitable for both reading and collecting.
We hope that you will experience the essence of Park Kyung-ni's literature, a name that will remain forever in the history of Korean literature, once again through Dasan Books' project.
“I think I have to ask myself again about literature.
“For the truth that wanders in the far, far away shore.”
The greatest classic of our time
Experience a masterpiece of Korean literature with a modern sensibility!
Park Kyung-ni's epic novel "Land," a true monumental work in Korean literature, is being reborn with a modern sensibility 54 years after its initial publication.
As is well known, 『Land』, which vividly records the major events of our modern history, is a work that sharply demonstrates the aesthetic sensibility of our language.
It is true that 『Land』 is a representative work of Korean literature that no one can deny and has been read nationwide to this day.
"Land" was written over a period of 26 years, from 1969 to 1994, and boasts a massive volume of approximately 40,000 pages of 200-character manuscript paper.
"Land" takes place from the end of the Joseon Dynasty to the day of liberation on August 15, 1945.
Through its fundamental exploration of human universality and vivid portrayal of the suffering of our people under Japanese colonial rule, the epic novel "Land" has established itself as the essence of 20th-century Korean literature.
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of "Land."
The 2023 edition of "Land," published by Dasan Books, has undergone a meticulous editing process, including months of research, to ensure that this work, which was completed 30 years ago, is delivered to readers with as few errors and minimal damage as possible.
We have also reorganized the vocabulary and genealogy chart to make it more concise and accurate for readers to understand.
Park Kyung-ni's essay, "The Years of Writing 'Land,'" which was not available in previous editions, has been included for the first time, helping readers to experience author Park Kyung-ni's reflections during the long period of time she spent writing 'Land,' from as close a distance as possible.
The first preface to "The Years of Writing 'Land'"
“Countless incidents, countless people,
“The breadth and depth of thought are like a jungle.”
“I feel extremely comfortable now and I don’t feel lonely.
I am now old and my children are doing quite well like everyone else, so I have nothing to complain about and no need to remember the unpleasant things. I am just grateful.
But there is something to remember.
There were many people who helped and encouraged us while we were writing "Land," and who warmly embraced us during the seven years of suffering.
I really can't forget it.
To be honest, I'm at a loss right now.
What did I do to deserve this gentle rain?
There is no life that is not lived fiercely.
It is painful for any living thing to survive.
And no matter what hardships we face, life is beautiful and nothing is as true as life.
Tragedy and comedy, happiness and unhappiness, death and birth, meeting and parting, beauty and ugliness, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, good fortune and bad fortune—a life that accepts and embraces all such contradictions is beautiful.
And nothing is as true as life itself.
Isn't literature an expression of the will to overcome that contradiction?
I feel like I'm back to square one now.
I guess I have to ask myself again about literature.
“For the truth that wanders in the far, far away shore.”
_Park Kyung-ni, from “The Years of Writing ‘Land’”
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 7, 2023
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 464 pages | 134*194*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791130699486
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