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Moving Fortress

by Hwang, Sun-wŏn, Bruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton, Hwang Sunwon

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The Moving Fortress (1972) is a panorama of Korea and Koreans coming to terms with the confrontation of tradition with modernity. Contemporary events, such as the demolition of a squatter neighborhood, as well as flashbacks to the Korean War, help to set the social and historical context of the novel.

Korea, fictionFiction, generalKorean fictionTranslations into EnglishFictionSocial life and customsRomans, nouvellesMœurs et coutumesManners and customs