P'isisŭk'eip'ŭ
Subtitle: Fishscape : Yi Yong-jun changp'yŏn sosŏl
By: Yi Yong-jun
Edition: Ch'op'an
Publisher: Asia
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Kyŏnggi-do P'aju-si
Language: kor
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9791156624233
Subjects: Symbolism in art; Fiction; Fishes; Middle-aged men; Symbolic aspects
Other titles: Fishscape
Description: "A novel based on a painting, possibly painted by the Isladic painter Erró. The painting shows paratroopers descending from the sky with hundreds of fish below. Some have interpreted it as a work dealing with the killing of civilians in the Vietnam War, while others have interpreted it as representing conservation of nature, appealing to overfishing. What meaning will the scene in the painting have in the life of a middle-aged Korean man living in a capitalist society?...
Notes: Includes bibliographical references