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Korean Drama Under Japanese Occupation: Plays By Ch'i-jin Yu And Man-sik Ch'ae
Korean Drama Under Japanese Occupation Plays By Ch'i-jin Yu And Man-sik Ch'ae From 1910 to 1945, Japan occupied Korea and controlled every aspect of the Korean life. This book selects three plays by two prominent Korean writers, Chi-jin Yu and Man-sik Chae, who ventured to voice anti-Japanese sentiments in their plays despite the harsh censorship. In The Ox, two brothers suddenly find their lives and futures ... more »disrupted by the disappearance of their familys aging ox. The Shack depicts the destruction of a family that has already been progressing toward doom under the roof of the crumbling shack. In Memorial Day, the young protagonist discovers that his familys past converges repeatedly with the major historical upheavals of Korea.« less