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재력을 갖춘 한 남자가 인생의 만년(晩年)에 자신이 지나쳐 온 무언가를 찾기 시작한다.

박민우는 모든 면에서 성공한 인물이다. 서울의 빈민가에서 가난하게 태어난 그는 빠르게 근대화가 이루어지는 사회에서 개발의 물결에 올라탔다. 일에 대한 노력과 열정은 그에게 성공과 안정을 가져다 주었고 이제 그는 큰 건축회사의 임원이다. 그러나 회사가 비리에 연루되어 조사를 받게 되었을 때, 변화하는 사회 속에서 자신의 역할에 대해 다시 생각하게 된다.

그 무렵, 뜻밖의 쪽지가 그에게 날아든다. 쪽지는 자신이 한 때 사랑했지만 배신한 차순아로부터 온 것이다. 생각하지 않았던 기억이 돌아오면서 민우는 자신이 떠나왔다고 생각했던 세계를 떠올렸다. 그 세계는 지금까지 자신이 파괴하는데 공헌을 해온 대상이었다. 민우는 이제 그것을 깨닫게 되었다.

"At Dusk"에서 한국에서 가장 존경받는 저자가 한국의 과거를 돌아보는 완곡하지만 시급한 프로젝트를 진행하고 있다. 오로지 앞만 보고 달려나가는 끝없는 발걸음 속에서 버려진 것들, 그리고 사람들에 대해서 다시 생각한다.

‘It’s a regretful, bittersweet exploration of modernisation, which picks away at the country’s past and present, slowly becoming a moving reflection of what we gain and lose as individuals and a society in the name of progress … [Hwang’s] writing is laced with the hard-won wisdom of a man with plenty left to say.’

Author: Ben East Source: The Observer

‘The book is on the verge of something, and despite the gentle care in Hwang’s storytelling, there is an urgency to his words.’

Source: The Skinny

‘Thoughtful and affecting.’

Author: Jane Graham Source: The Big Issue

‘Quietly probing.’

Source: The Irish Times

‘Hwang is a master storyteller … his writing is sparse and evocative.’

Source: Asymptote Journal

‘At Dusk provides the reader with an excellent picture of Seoul now and several decades ago, with a mournful, nostalgic feel pervading the novel … Hwang is a masterful storyteller, and the final third of the book skilfully brings the disparate stories together, with a clever, and surprising, twist to round matters off.’

Author: Tony Malone Source: Tony’s Reading List

‘At Dusk is a small but powerful novel from one of South Korea’s most esteemed novelists … The questions At Dusk raises are timeless, and perfect for more serious book-group discussions.’

Author: Annie Condon Source: Readings

‘[A] beautifully observed tale … another superb novel from a writer at the top of his craft.’

Source: Pile by the Bed

‘What elevates this work, is how the gritty psychological exploration of contemporary Korean society is packaged within a taut and compelling mystery regarding how the two disparate narratives might be connected. At Dusk is another short but impactful novel from Hwang Sok-yong.’



‘At Dusk is a book steeped in melancholy ? for times gone by, for relationships lost or abandoned, for a world that no longer exists. Hwang delves deeply into the psyche of his characters and in doing so tells universal stories of love, ambition and regret … another superb novel from a writer at the top of his craft.’

In the evening of his life, a wealthy man begins to wonder if he might have missed the point.

Park Minwoo is, by every measure, a success story. Born into poverty in a miserable neighbourhood of Seoul, he has ridden the wave of development in a rapidly modernising society. Now the director of a large architectural firm, his hard work and ambition have brought him triumph and satisfaction. But when his company is investigated for corruption, he’s forced to reconsider his role in the transformation of his country.

At the same time, he receives an unexpected message from an old friend, Cha Soona, a woman that he had once loved, and then betrayed. As memories return unbidden, Minwoo recalls a world he thought had been left behind ― a world he now understands that he has helped to destroy.

In At Dusk, one of Korea's most renowned and respected authors continues his gentle yet urgent project of evaluating Korea’s past, and examining the things, and the people, that have been given up in a never-ending quest to move forward.

In the evening of his life, a wealthy man begins to wonder if he might have missed the point.

Translated by Sora Kim-Russell


Park Minwoo is, by every measure, a success story. Born into poverty in a miserable neighbourhood of Seoul, he has ridden the wave of development in a rapidly modernising society. Now the director of a large architectural firm, his hard work and ambition have brought him triumph and satisfaction. But when his company is investigated for corruption, he’s forced to reconsider his role in the transformation of his country.

At the same time, he receives an unexpected message from an old friend, Cha Soona, a woman that he had once loved, and then betrayed. As memories return unbidden, Minwoo recalls a world he thought had been left behind ― a world he now understands that he has helped to destroy.

In At Dusk, one of Korea's most renowned and respected authors continues his gentle yet urgent project of evaluating Korea’s past, and examining the things, and the people, that have been given up in a never-ending quest to move forward.