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A Bungei newcomer prize-winning novel that follows a young Zainichi Korean man in South Korea, tracing the shifts in his behavior and state of mind. Its quiet gaze leaves behind a lasting sense of uncertainty about identity.
ZainichiidentityKoreayoung adulthoodmovement
Work Information
A young man visits his ancestral homeland and reconsiders the outline of himself between two countries.
Lee Ki-seung's Bungei newcomer prize-winning novel follows Pak Young-ho, a Zainichi Korean man visiting South Korea. Through his perspective, it portrays the wavering sense of self that spans two countries, with family and homeland emerging as quiet tension.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 講談社
- Published
- 1985-09-01
- Pages
- 166 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784062022767
- ISBN-10
- 4062022761
- Price
- 5000 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
第28回（1985年） 群像新人文学賞受賞
Reviews
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群像新人賞
芥川賞候補作。在日の青年が韓国へ渡る話。題名はオートバイで、しかし関釜連絡船にバイクが載せられなかったので、バイクは回想場面にしか出てこない。船中で中村佳子という、韓国人と結婚するつもりだったのが相手の親の反対でダメになり傷心のうちに韓国旅行する女と出会い、この女とあれこれ在日の立場について話す。それなりに美人らしくもあるし、主人公けっこうイケメンなのかと思うがまあ都合のいい設定である。バイクの描写もキザ。
Related Literary Awards
- Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award Edition 28 (1985) ・winning entry