Questioning Minds: Short Stories by Modern Korean Women Writers

By: Yung-hee Kim

Book Overview

Available for the first time in English, the ten short stories by modern Korean women collected here touch in one way or another on issues related to gender and kinship politics. All of the protagonists are women who face personal crises or defining moments in their lives as gender-marked beings in a Confucian, patriarchal Korean society. Their personal dreams and values have been compromised by gender expectations or their own illusions about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824834097
• ISBN13: 9780824834098
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"