Deep Forest House

Author: Jiang Shijing
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Korean popular fiction is sweeping across Asia, while in comparison, Korean pure literature remains relatively silent. However, from the few imported works, one can still sense the conflict between traditional and modern values in Korean society. This book portrays Korean society through the story of a female university student's suicide, prompting deep reflection. Jiang Shijing is a renowned contemporary female writer in Korea, who won the Today's Writer Award in 1986. She excels at depicting current social issues and reflecting the lives and aspirations of ordinary people at the grassroots. This book is a collection of short stories by the author, with "House in the Deep Forest" being a representative work. The novel tells the story of a female university student who, due to her alienation from society and her refusal to compromise with reality, ultimately succumbs to long-term mental torment and commits suicide in despair. It truthfully reveals the gap between Korean traditional concepts and Western thought, as well as the conflict between the ideals of the younger generation and reality.