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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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index
Part 1: The Wind and Rain of the North
Chapter 1 Fire
Chapter 2: At Hoeyeongru
Chapter 3: Teacher Song Jang-hwan
Chapter 4 Dream
Chapter 5 Gas House
Chapter 6: The Man in the Black Robe
Chapter 7: Moving
Chapter 8: The Running Dog and the Galbo
Chapter 9 New Construction
Chapter 10: Jeongho's Question
Chapter 11 Bambi
Chapter 12: The Death of a Little Bird
Chapter 13: Dharma Assembly
Chapter 14: Past Stories
Chapter 15: Returning Home
Chapter 16: The Fire-Breathing Summer Night Butterfly
Chapter 17: The Good Conscience of the Elderly
Part 2: The Ghost Village in Dreams
Chapter 1: The snake must be killed
Chapter 2: A Man from Namdo
Chapter 3 Photo (Sand Dust)
Chapter 4 At the Beach
Chapter 5: Operation Imine
Chapter 6 I'm going to take it apart
Chapter 7: Workers
Vocabulary Explanation
Part 2: Genealogy of Major Figures
Chapter 1 Fire
Chapter 2: At Hoeyeongru
Chapter 3: Teacher Song Jang-hwan
Chapter 4 Dream
Chapter 5 Gas House
Chapter 6: The Man in the Black Robe
Chapter 7: Moving
Chapter 8: The Running Dog and the Galbo
Chapter 9 New Construction
Chapter 10: Jeongho's Question
Chapter 11 Bambi
Chapter 12: The Death of a Little Bird
Chapter 13: Dharma Assembly
Chapter 14: Past Stories
Chapter 15: Returning Home
Chapter 16: The Fire-Breathing Summer Night Butterfly
Chapter 17: The Good Conscience of the Elderly
Part 2: The Ghost Village in Dreams
Chapter 1: The snake must be killed
Chapter 2: A Man from Namdo
Chapter 3 Photo (Sand Dust)
Chapter 4 At the Beach
Chapter 5: Operation Imine
Chapter 6 I'm going to take it apart
Chapter 7: Workers
Vocabulary Explanation
Part 2: Genealogy of Major Figures
Into the book
In Hadong, Gyeongsang Province, three thousand miles away, across the Tuman River, cold frosts fall even in May.
Seohee managed to spend the night in one of the empty rooms, but the rest of the people spent the night leaning on the luggage they had dragged out into the yard or relying on each other's body heat.
When day broke, people's faces were pale from fear, despair, and cold, and even after eating rice balls mixed with high-quality rice syrup for breakfast, they seemed to be at a loss as to what to do.
---From "Fire"
The carriage left Yongjeong Village before the sun rose.
The distance between Yongjeong and Hoeryeong is over 130 ri, and the distance to Sinheungpyeong is about 40 ri, which is relatively wide and flat, so it should be easy to run.
Crossing the Yukdocheon River and running along the riverbank.
Across the river, fields continue to form, and on the left, gentle hills appear and disappear.
The weather is clear but windy.
Most of the carriage passengers are merchants from the interior.
They had been talking about the fire in Yongjeong Village all along.
---From "Gas House"
Gilsang, wearing a white ramie overcoat, walks briskly along the roadside where wildflowers are in bloom, looking up at the sky where migratory birds flock together. Song Jang-hwan, wearing gray suit pants, a yellow-collared jacket, and a yellow-collared summer hat, walks with him, but he is slightly shorter than Gilsang.
As they entered Hoeryong, dusk was falling, and a few lanterns from the storefronts of general stores were dimly lit, and the early summer evening breeze in July was blowing gently.
---From "Bambi"
The old man stood up awkwardly and then sat down again.
I was embarrassed.
I was worried that the stubborn woman would throw a tantrum and insist on going to the store with me, but the unexpected result was even more embarrassing.
Although he was usually treated with disdain, Gong No-in did not despise him in his heart.
He seemed brave on the outside, but I knew he was quite a tough guy.
---From "The Old Man's Form"
Jang Hwan is lost in thought as he stands before a letter from Shin Mo, a senior, comrade, and member of the Shinminhoe, from Samwonbo, Yuha County.
This is a reply to a letter I sent expressing my depressing feelings about school being a mess due to my brother's struggle to cut down on expenses.
It was equally hopeless.
Seohee managed to spend the night in one of the empty rooms, but the rest of the people spent the night leaning on the luggage they had dragged out into the yard or relying on each other's body heat.
When day broke, people's faces were pale from fear, despair, and cold, and even after eating rice balls mixed with high-quality rice syrup for breakfast, they seemed to be at a loss as to what to do.
---From "Fire"
The carriage left Yongjeong Village before the sun rose.
The distance between Yongjeong and Hoeryeong is over 130 ri, and the distance to Sinheungpyeong is about 40 ri, which is relatively wide and flat, so it should be easy to run.
Crossing the Yukdocheon River and running along the riverbank.
Across the river, fields continue to form, and on the left, gentle hills appear and disappear.
The weather is clear but windy.
Most of the carriage passengers are merchants from the interior.
They had been talking about the fire in Yongjeong Village all along.
---From "Gas House"
Gilsang, wearing a white ramie overcoat, walks briskly along the roadside where wildflowers are in bloom, looking up at the sky where migratory birds flock together. Song Jang-hwan, wearing gray suit pants, a yellow-collared jacket, and a yellow-collared summer hat, walks with him, but he is slightly shorter than Gilsang.
As they entered Hoeryong, dusk was falling, and a few lanterns from the storefronts of general stores were dimly lit, and the early summer evening breeze in July was blowing gently.
---From "Bambi"
The old man stood up awkwardly and then sat down again.
I was embarrassed.
I was worried that the stubborn woman would throw a tantrum and insist on going to the store with me, but the unexpected result was even more embarrassing.
Although he was usually treated with disdain, Gong No-in did not despise him in his heart.
He seemed brave on the outside, but I knew he was quite a tough guy.
---From "The Old Man's Form"
Jang Hwan is lost in thought as he stands before a letter from Shin Mo, a senior, comrade, and member of the Shinminhoe, from Samwonbo, Yuha County.
This is a reply to a letter I sent expressing my depressing feelings about school being a mess due to my brother's struggle to cut down on expenses.
It was equally hopeless.
---From "The Snake Must Die"
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: 464 pages | 134*194*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791130699516
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