Pickup: Selected Novels of Yin Xigeng

Author: Yin Xigeng Xue Dan Xu Lihong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Yin Xigeng is one of the most renowned female writers in contemporary Korea. Born in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do in 1959, she graduated from the English Department of. She has written numerous short story collections and novels, with some of her works translated into Chinese and published. In 1995, her novella "Duet" was selected for the "Hankook Ilbo Spring Literature Award," marking her entry into the literary world. That same year, her novel "The Gift of Birds" won the "Literary Village Novel Award." In 1997, she received the "Dongseo Literature Award." In 1998, her novella "The Wife's Box" won the 22nd "Lee Hwang Literature Award." In 2001, her novella "The Room I Once Lived In" was awarded the 26th "Korean Novel Award" organized by the Korean Novelists Association. "Flirting" includes nine of Yin Xigeng's short stories. The author excels at using a meticulous approach to uncover hidden female desires. The collection centers entirely on female experiences, often narrated from a neutral perspective, giving the stories a sense of coldness and desolation. This reflects the fundamental isolation and narcissism of individual women, as well as the contrast between non-romanticized reality and their existence.