- Yi Sang Literary Award 2004 · Excellence prize
He Gave Me Roses of the Balkans
발칸의 장미를 내게 주었네 · Balkanui jangmireul naege jueonne
Jung Mi-kyung (정미경, born 1960)
Translated by Stella Kim
English editions
In EnglishHe Gave Me Roses of the Balkans
Asia Publishers · South Korea · 13 June 2014 · 130 pages
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He is a 'wild-goose father', alone in Korea while his family lives in America, and he talks a great deal. Jaei, a nurse in his building, becomes his lover on strict terms: no questions, no claims, and to everyone else they are just neighbours. Sensing the loneliness his chatter hides, she cannot send him away. Then she sees him on television speaking of his love for his wife and his children's schooling abroad.
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About the book
- Form
- Short story
- First published
- 2003 by Saenggakui Namu
- Author's age
- 43 when first published
- ISBN
9788984985810 (original)
9791156620341 (Asia Publishers, South Korea)