The Descendants of Cain
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The Descendants of Cain is a novel by Hwang Sun-won
(황순원).
Published in 1954 in Seoul, it was instantly popular and has continued to be a steady seller ever since. It was selected by LTI Korea for translation into English and French.
The novel's central theme is a national crisis that altered the path of the history of Korea.
Hwang Sun-won
Hwang Sun-wŏn was a Korean short story writer, novelist, and poet. He was born while Korea was under Japanese colonial rule in Taedong, South Pyongan, in modern-day North Korea; however, following the division of Korea he lived in the South, becoming a professor at Kyunghee University.Although he...
(황순원).
Published in 1954 in Seoul, it was instantly popular and has continued to be a steady seller ever since. It was selected by LTI Korea for translation into English and French.
The novel's central theme is a national crisis that altered the path of the history of Korea.