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Korean literature
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thumb|[W]en I approach a novel I expect to be brought into contact with somebody special in some way and I find that Koreans tend to enjoy fictional and cinematic depictions of normal everyday group life. They want to see a mirror and they will sit back and nod at that and I just have to say it doesn't do very much for me. ~ Brian Reynolds Myers
Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese.
Quotes
I have to be honest and and say that i don't particularly like South Korean literature and I don't particularly like Korean prose, long- long form Korean prose fiction. ... I mean, when I approach a novel I expect to be brought into contact with somebody special in some way and I find that Koreans tend to enjoy fictional and cinematic depictions of normal everyday group life. They want to see a mirror and they will sit back and nod at that and I just have to say it doesn't do very much for me.
Brian Reynolds Myers, as quoted in "North Korea analyst B.R. Myers in Busan" (5 February 2015), by Colin Marshall, Notebook on Cities and Culture
External links
Category:South Korea
Category:Asian literature
Category:Korean language