Kim Hyung-joong: Hurbinek's Tongue

*Hurbinek's Tongue* is a collection of critical essays by literary critic Kim Hyung-joong. Having consistently engaged in criticism at the heart of the literary field, Kim Hyung-joong offers an in-depth critique in this book regarding the traumas of Korean society—specifically the May 18 Uprising and the Sewol Ferry Disaster—and the role of literature in response. Born in Gwangju, Jeolla Province, and inseparable from his own existence, he boldly captures a perspective on the traces of past suffering based on his research into May literature. Focusing on recently written novels, the author discusses the forms Korean literature acquires and how it functions in the face of trauma. Furthermore, by actively analyzing the works of 주목받는 young writers, he examines the direction in which Korean literature is heading.

Korean title: 후르비네크의 혀

Korean author: 김형중

Korean publisher: 문학과지성사

ISBN-13: 9788932029030