![]() | Questioning Minds: Short Stories by Modern Korean Women Writers Subjects: Short stories Korean -- Translations into English; Korean fiction -- Women authors -- Translations into English; Korea (South) -- Fiction; Available for the first time in English, the ten short stories by modern Korean women collected here touch in one way or another on issues related to gender and kinship politics. All of the protagonists are women who face personal crises or defining moments in their lives as gender-marked beings in a Confucian, patriarchal Korean society. Their personal dreams and values have been compromised by gender expectations or their own illusions about female existence. They are compelled to ask themselves "Who am I?" "Where am I going?" "What are my choices?" Each story bears colorful and compelling testimony to the life of the heroine. Some of the stories celebrate the central character's breakaway from the patriarchal order; others expose sexual inequality and highlight the struggle for personal autonomy and dignity. Still others reveal the abrupt awakening to mid-life crises and the seasoned wisdom that comes with accepting the limits of old age. Kim Yung-Hee : Yung-Hee Kim is Professor of Korean literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Her publications include Questioning Minds: Short Stories by Modern Korean Women Writers and Readings in Modern Korean Literature (co-authored).Kim Yung-Hee : Yung-Hee Kim is Professor of Korean literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Her publications include Questioning Minds: Short Stories by Modern Korean Women Writers and Readings in Modern Korean Literature (co-authored). |
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