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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 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 editing that faithfully preserves the original text and a design that completely shatters preconceptions about classics.
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Part 2: The Ghost Village in Dreams
Chapter 8: Will you split my heart and offer it to me?
Chapter 9: I am a bird in the vast expanse of heaven
Chapter 10: Storm and Cloud
Chapter 11: Shoes must fit the foot
Chapter 12: A Trip to Hoeryong
Chapter 13: The Wanderer
Chapter 14 Scarf
Chapter 15: Guimadong in a Dream
Chapter 16: A pack of running dogs
Chapter 17: Trapped
Part 3: People Who Work at Night
Chapter 1: Ddaengdaeng
Chapter 2: The Ferry
Chapter 3: The Murder of the Sancheong Chief
Chapter 4: The Anti-Enlightenment Theory of the Gaehwadang
Chapter 5: Returning Home
Chapter 6: The Little House
Chapter 7: The Widow and the Parasite
Chapter 8 Departure
Chapter 9: Emotional Inflammation
Vocabulary Explanation
Chapter 8: Will you split my heart and offer it to me?
Chapter 9: I am a bird in the vast expanse of heaven
Chapter 10: Storm and Cloud
Chapter 11: Shoes must fit the foot
Chapter 12: A Trip to Hoeryong
Chapter 13: The Wanderer
Chapter 14 Scarf
Chapter 15: Guimadong in a Dream
Chapter 16: A pack of running dogs
Chapter 17: Trapped
Part 3: People Who Work at Night
Chapter 1: Ddaengdaeng
Chapter 2: The Ferry
Chapter 3: The Murder of the Sancheong Chief
Chapter 4: The Anti-Enlightenment Theory of the Gaehwadang
Chapter 5: Returning Home
Chapter 6: The Little House
Chapter 7: The Widow and the Parasite
Chapter 8 Departure
Chapter 9: Emotional Inflammation
Vocabulary Explanation
Into the book
Not only was Gil-sang irresponsible in his feelings toward women, but he was also irresponsible in his attitude toward the rumors.
He had never seriously considered marrying a woman, yet he talked about it without any hesitation and encouraged the rumors himself.
There is no way of knowing who passed on the rumor to Seohee, or whether Saechim overheard Dalraeomangi's words without their knowledge.
However, what is certain is that Seohee would know almost exactly what happened in Hoeryeong.
---From "Shall I Split My Heart and Offer It"
When Seohee saw the scarf hanging on the nail, she thought that she would bring the woman home and cause suffering to Gilsang.
Even if Gilsang's act of leaving her at a strange inn and going to a woman's house was loveless, he could not forgive her.
I will never forgive you.
What unleashed that ruthless emotion?
That's not all that's been released.
Seohee freed herself from the bondage.
---From "Scarf"
Song-ae cannot suppress the boiling hatred she feels toward Gil-sang, who has returned from Hoeryeong.
After Seohee left with Gilsang, saying she was going to Hoeryeong Hospital, Songae still hasn't been able to shake off the rumors.
These days, Song-ae is having trouble sleeping, with rumors of her becoming a widow and starting a household in Hoeryeong, and the almost certain words that she will marry Seo-hee, flooding her mind like an emergency.
---From "Caught in a Trap"
There was a sound like someone was talking to someone at the front door, and then the door closed.
Then, Jeon Seo-bang, the servant's uncle, entered the garden holding a broom and swept the snow that had fallen in the early morning along the wall.
The corners of Jeon Seo-bang's mouth, covered with a gray beard, flutter with white breath in the direction the wind blows, and snow flakes fly from the branches of the paulownia trees.
---From "Ddaengdaengijung"
Yun Do-jip is a scholar-like person who gives off the feeling of a dandelion with its soft, fluffy hairs.
Perhaps it feels even more so because he is next to Hyegwan, who has a bumpy middle head, a prominent cheekbone, and an energetically plump body.
As his title, Dojip, suggests, he is one of the key figures in the newly organized Donghak Byeolpa (別派) faction, led by Unbong Yang Jae-gon.
He had never seriously considered marrying a woman, yet he talked about it without any hesitation and encouraged the rumors himself.
There is no way of knowing who passed on the rumor to Seohee, or whether Saechim overheard Dalraeomangi's words without their knowledge.
However, what is certain is that Seohee would know almost exactly what happened in Hoeryeong.
---From "Shall I Split My Heart and Offer It"
When Seohee saw the scarf hanging on the nail, she thought that she would bring the woman home and cause suffering to Gilsang.
Even if Gilsang's act of leaving her at a strange inn and going to a woman's house was loveless, he could not forgive her.
I will never forgive you.
What unleashed that ruthless emotion?
That's not all that's been released.
Seohee freed herself from the bondage.
---From "Scarf"
Song-ae cannot suppress the boiling hatred she feels toward Gil-sang, who has returned from Hoeryeong.
After Seohee left with Gilsang, saying she was going to Hoeryeong Hospital, Songae still hasn't been able to shake off the rumors.
These days, Song-ae is having trouble sleeping, with rumors of her becoming a widow and starting a household in Hoeryeong, and the almost certain words that she will marry Seo-hee, flooding her mind like an emergency.
---From "Caught in a Trap"
There was a sound like someone was talking to someone at the front door, and then the door closed.
Then, Jeon Seo-bang, the servant's uncle, entered the garden holding a broom and swept the snow that had fallen in the early morning along the wall.
The corners of Jeon Seo-bang's mouth, covered with a gray beard, flutter with white breath in the direction the wind blows, and snow flakes fly from the branches of the paulownia trees.
---From "Ddaengdaengijung"
Yun Do-jip is a scholar-like person who gives off the feeling of a dandelion with its soft, fluffy hairs.
Perhaps it feels even more so because he is next to Hyegwan, who has a bumpy middle head, a prominent cheekbone, and an energetically plump body.
As his title, Dojip, suggests, he is one of the key figures in the newly organized Donghak Byeolpa (別派) faction, led by Unbong Yang Jae-gon.
---From "Departure"
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 offer a fresh experience that breaks the mold, and for readers who are encountering her work for the first time, it can offer 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 late Joseon Dynasty to August 15, 1945, the day of liberation.
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 one thing 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 offer a fresh experience that breaks the mold, and for readers who are encountering her work for the first time, it can offer 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 late Joseon Dynasty to August 15, 1945, the day of liberation.
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 one thing 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: 432 pages | 134*194*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791130699523
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