The Camellias by Kim You-jeongMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'm very glad I picked this up (a nice selection of these "Portable library of Korean Literature" books are available at Kyobo bookstore for 5,000 KRW each).
The first story, "The Camellias" was probably my favorite, about 2 teenagers being very very bad at dealing with feelings.
The second was a bit depressing, but very nice, also touching on superstitions of poor people getting in their way (the wife not wanting to get an operation).
The third was quite interesting as well. Again, a story of the poorer people in the countryside.
I wish there were more available by this author in translation.
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