Lit in Translation

복도

Bokdo

“The Corridor” (title translated by AI)

Kang Hwagil (강화길, born 1986)

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In a district where redevelopment has begun, a couple settle into a block that looks like crates piled by the roadside, facing a shanty town across a road as narrow as a corridor. Passers-by can see straight in, so thick blinds stay down, yet map apps do not show the building at all, and each delivery leaves the feeling that their home is not really there. When a parcel goes astray to the next complex, one of them sets off to claim it.

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About the book

Form
Short story
Set in
South Korea
First published
2021 by Munhak Sasang
Author's age
35 when first published