Togani [electronic resource]

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자료유형	단행본
서명/저자사항	Togani [electronic resource] / Gong Jiyoung ; translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton.
개인저자	Kong, Chi-yŏng, 1963- author. Fulton, Bruce, translator. Fulton, Ju-Chan, translator.
발행사항	Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2023]
형태사항	1 online resource (255 pages).
총서사항	Modern Korean fiction
ISBN	9780824895235 0824895231 9780824895242 082489524X 9780824895259 0824895258
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references.
요약	"Atmospheric and fast-paced, this novel of manners set in a provincial South Korean city leads readers through the silent corridors of a school for hearing-impaired children and the city's foggy back streets and murky centers of power to a stirring courtroom climax. Gong Jiyoung's Togani (The Crucible), published in Korean in 2009, is based on a historic case of child sexual abuse at a state-run institution. The novel went on to sell nearly a million copies and, along with a 2011 film adaptation directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, prompted the South Korean National Assembly to pass the "Togani Laws" to provide greater legal protections for children and vulnerable adults under state care and harsher penalties for those convicted of their abuse. At a time when Korean popular culture drives cultural production worldwide, Togani reminds us of the power of fiction to effect meaningful societal change. A story of courage in the face of corruption, Togani offers nuanced portraits of a failed young businessman seeking a new life as a teacher and his counterpart, a young woman committed to a career in human rights; a police officer of humble origins who rose through the ranks as he turns a blind eye to the abuse of students by the school's administrators; and a hearing-impaired teenage girl, a victim of that abuse, who cares deeply for the other children at the school. The book testifies to the legacy of neo-Confucian class conflict, gender disparity, and the vulnerability of those near the bottom of the social ladder. It is a heart-wrenching and provocative work that helped bring about change to a system it dared to challenge"--
해제	Provided by publisher.
통일서명	Togani.
주제명(지명)	Korea (South) --fast
일반주제명	Deaf children --Abuse of --Korea (South) --Fiction. Child sexual abuse by teachers --Korea (South) --Fiction. Child sexual abuse by teachers. Deaf children --Abuse of. FICTION / Crime
분류기호(DDC)	895.735
언어	영어
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