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Peace Under Heaven: A Modern Korean Novel 2nd Edition

by Chae Man-Sik (Author), Chun Kyung-Ja (Translator)
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Originally published in Seoul in 1938, soon after the outbreak of the Pacific War, "Peace Under Heaven" is a satirical novel centering on the household of a Korean landlord during the Japanese colonial occupation. Master Yun, embodying the traditional ambitions of a standard Korean paterfamilias, by being projected fast forward into a modern urban environment, caricatures the increasing irrelevance of Confucian mores to 20th-century social reality. Depicting the anomic lives of the Yun household in colonial Seoul, Chase Man-Sik, one of modern Korea's best-known writers, uses black comedy to underscore the collapse of ritualistic traditional values in the face of capitalist modernisation. The decadence of the nouveau riche pseudo-aristocrat Master Yun is interwoven with insights into the customary bases of oppression of Korean women into the self-deceptions underlying collaboration by Koreans with the Japanese oppressor. The savage hilarity of Chae's style lends force and historical relevance to his insight into the attitudes of the milieu in which his narrative is set.
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    1563241722
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1563241727
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publication date
    May 31, 1993
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.62 x 9 inches
  7. Print length
    272 pages
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Man-Sik Ch’ae, Kyung-Ja Chun, Carter J. Eckert

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2nd edition (May 31, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1563241722
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1563241727
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1090L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.62 x 9 inches
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Michael Benefiel
5.0 out of 5 stars Sarcasm & Social Satire in Colonial Korea - Tragicomedy in the 1930s
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I forgive the Korean-speaking salesman at the Japanese jewelry store in Seoul who thinks dignified 75-year old Master Yun is buying a ring for his granddaughter when she's a 15 year old child kisaeng. From Horseface Yun to the youngest grandchild, the family's rise and precarious present provides a clever historical commentary as a rush toward war and collapse awaits all.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Poor production quality control
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2016
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I received the book "Peace under Heaven" by Man-Sik Chae, 2nd edition, published by Routledge. The cover of the book looks as shown by Amazon. However, if you open the book, then it contains some random other book by the same publisher ("A dictionary of near eastern mythology" by Gwendolyn Leick). Since this is obviously a mistake by the publisher, Routledge, I contacted their customer service. The customer service did not respond.

Therefore, I give the book produced by Routledge the lowest possible rating for absolute lack of quality control and non-existent customer service. Obviously, my rating has nothing to do with Man-Sik Chae's writing, which is presume is first rate. I just hope that some other publisher will reprint Man-Sik Chae's book.

[I realize that I can return a defective product to Amazon, but it is a hassle.]
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Andy Navarro
1.0 out of 5 stars A social class crumbling, modernization and repulsive man named Master Yun
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It's mundane and tiresome. Good parts here and there but not for a good read. I had to read this for a class and I regret wasting my time on it. Best way to get through it is to skip the commentary and just read the dialogue of characters.
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Great condition, great read
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Korean Satire With Universal Impact
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2003
Chae Man-sik's Peace Under Heaven is a satire worthy of global attention. The story, which takes place in the short span of a few days, with occasional flashbacks, is claustrophobic. Most of the story occurs within the close confines of Korean houses, and efficiently illustrates the relationships in a yang ban family during the Japanese Occupation. Even in translation, the dialogue conveys the characters' materialistic greed, sensual decadence, and petty antagonisms. It's critical edge is directed at Koreans, not the Japanese.
The main character, Toad Yun, is an elderly, stingy, profane, lecherous landowner, who resides in the capital, far removed from his property. However, within the confines of his houses are numerous servants, daughters-in-law, grandsons, and concubines, all of whose machinations make the story profoundly hilarious. The main character should be loathsome, but the creatures around him and his past experiences make him believably human and pathetic. He is no better than his ..., indebted offspring and conniving servants and daughters-in-law, but the author manages to make the reader feel sorrier for him. There is a universal concern for inter-generational conflict and misunderstanding.
The narrative also has strong cultural and historical tones, mostly critical. The Yun family is presented as a mockery of traditional Confucian virtues and nearly traitorous. It depicts a period in Korean history little understood by non-Koreans. The translation, aided by a glossary of Korean terms, catches the spirit of the language, but is still a little too sanitized. The author treads a thin line between propriety and realism. This is more than a historical novel, and it is not necessary to know Korean history to appreciate it.
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