Adelaide Writers’ Week: At Dusk

Hwang Sok-yong is arguably South Korea’s most esteemed novelist. His award-winning At Dusk is a bittersweet tale of a successful man who reconnects with his humble beginnings after unexpected contact from an old love. A poignant reflection on sacrifice and regret, At Dusk also explores the impact of modernisation, and what is lost in our never-ending quest for progress. A spare, beautifully written book infused with quiet urgency and melancholia. Chair: Linda Jaivin

Hwang Sok-yong was born in 1943 and is arguably Korea’s most renowned author. In 1993, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for an unauthorised trip to the North to promote exchange between artists in the two Koreas. Five years later, he was released on a special pardon by the new president. The recipient of Korea's highest literary prizes, he has been shortlisted for the Prix Femina Etranger and was awarded the Emile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for his book At Dusk. His novels and short stories are published in North and South Korea, Japan, China, France, Germany, and the United States. Previous novels include The Ancient Garden, The Story of Mister Han, The Guest, and The Shadow of Arms.

Read an extract from At Dusk here.

At Dusk

Hwang Sok-yong

RRP: $27.99 Pub date: 1 Oct 2018 Category: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Cover view

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