The Descendants of Cain

The Descendants of Cain
	First edition cover
Author	Hwang Sun-won (황순원)
Original title	카인의 후예
Publication date	1954

The Descendants of Cain (Korean: 카인의 후예) is a 1954 novel by South Korean writer Hwang Sun-won (황순원).

It was instantly popular and has continued to be a steady seller ever since.^{[citation needed]} It was selected by LTI Korea for translation into English and French.

Plot

Set in 1946, the novel's central theme is the forced collectivization of agricultural land in North Korea, a national crisis that altered the path of the history of Korea. The main character Pak Hun goes through a romantic experience with a married daughter of his tenent farmer, which greatly changes his worldview and opinions on the Soviet occupation of Korea.

Publication details

Sun-won, Hwang. (1997). The Descendants of Cain. Trans. Suh Ji-Moon and Julie Pickering. Chicago: East Gate Book. ISBN 0-7656-0137-0.

Film

The novel was adapted into a 1968 movie directed by Yu Hyun-mok.^[1]

References

^ Gowman, Philip (13 April 2018). "Film review: Yu Hyun-mok's Descendants of Cain". London Korean Links. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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[1] Gowman, Philip (13 April 2018). "Film review: Yu Hyun-mok's Descendants of Cain". London Korean Links. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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