'2020 Year's Notable Problem Novel' Selected by 350 Professors of Modern Literature

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] "2020 Year's Problematic Novels," a collection of last year's controversial works selected by the Korean Modern Novel Society, has been published by Pureunsasangsa.

The book includes twelve short and medium-length novels published in various literary magazines from November 2018 to October last year, which read the signs of the times through dynamic problem awareness.

The works include Gang Hwagi's "The Appearance of the Filthy One," Kim Geum-hee's "The Birth of the Grotesque," Kim Sagwa's "The Artist and His Bohemian Friend," Park Min-jung's "Shinseidai House," Park Sang-young's "Beyond Tokyo, Hawaii," Baek Su-rin's "Acacia Forest, First Kiss," Son Bo-mi's "After the Night Passes," Yoon Sung-hee's "Remaining Memories," Yoon Yi-hyung's "Bucket," Jeong Young-su's "Lovers of Tomorrow," Choi Eun-mi's "The Sender," and Choi Eun-young's "Even with a Very Faint Light."

These twelve works are those in which the authors share a sense of problem awareness and embody it in their own ways and individuality. Various stories unfold, including different forms of love such as romance, marriage, and family; life in old age; the distorted psychology of our era; continuity and discontinuity of feminine bonds; sexuality of adolescent girls; and memories of Korean families.

The Korean Modern Novel Society is a research society formed mainly by professors specializing in modern novels and teaching "Korean Modern Novels." After the first selection of recommended works in August and the second in November last year, the recommenders exchanged opinions in December to refine the list of recommended works. After several rounds of meetings, including a comprehensive re-examination, twelve works were selected.

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