As scheduled, this year the Korean Studies Department of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, organized a contest "Korean Literature Review". The participants are all students inside and outside the school. The work for students to read and write reviews this time is "The Wind Keeps Blowing" by author Kim Hye Jung, 319 pages long, published in 2014.
“The work is about the journey of girls to the “Silk Road” of China. That is Lee Eun Sung - a violent child, who likes to use her fists to solve everything, has long been the obsession of her classmates. That is Bo Ra, a girl who is isolated by the children, every time she is bullied, she has to steal something from her friends to feel relieved. That is Mi Ju, the older sister leading the journey with maturity because she has experienced a reckless youth, also left her mark on this arduous road. Those two children, instead of having to go to the Juvenile Education Center, they chose to walk on the long “Silk Road” of 1200km. With the initial image of a beautiful and soft Silk Road, a tourist destination worth visiting once in a lifetime, little Eun Sung was extremely disappointed because even in her dreams she had never thought of it. I had to walk every day on the long, sandy and dusty road in the hot and dry weather of the desert and the unfamiliarity with the food that did not suit my taste. There were times when I was discouraged and wanted to give up, there were moments when I wanted to go back, rather than face the loss of freedom, the strict education of the Center, but every step was a step of maturity, an opening of the vision of life and the thoughts and feelings changed like a real "adult".
The work has a wonderful interweaving and blending between the past and the present, the story line naturally goes between one side is childhood memories, the other side is thoughts and experiences in current life. After that arduous journey, the little girl Eun Sung understood and wanted to accept the love of the mother whom she had hated and avoided for so long, saw her own mistake when she used to use punches to solve everything like a thug. And Bo Ra, a person who had run away, did not want to return to the land where she was isolated, finally finished the journey and returned.
Following each step of the characters, the reader seems to see the recklessness and impetuosity of their youth in it, seeing the trip as a miracle that completely changed the thoughts and perceptions of the children who had made mistakes. After all, the work has built a completely new and effective method of educating minors in modern society.
With a gentle, clear writing style and the natural quality of everyday conversation, author Kim Hye Jeong has made readers curious right from the beginning of the story. Moreover, each step of the story seems to follow the silk road to reach different regions, and then each unique cultural feature of many Chinese ethnic groups is shown very clearly and attractively. Korean readers have received and loved this work as a new and strange phenomenon in the modern literary world. And I believe Vietnamese readers will also find this work because of the attraction from the true literary values it brings."
Interested students should pay attention to the following deadlines for registration, submission and award ceremony:
Deadline for registration and submission: Until September 1st via email:thuygiang.hq@gmail.com
Participants send personal information including full name, date of birth, major, and school at the end of the entry to thuygiang.hq@gmail.com.
Deadline for submission of complete papers (maximum 7 pages in 13-point font, 1.5 line spacing) The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in late September.
Prize structure: 1 first prize, 2 second prizes, 3 third prizes and 5 consolation prizes with extremely attractive and valuable prizes.
We look forward to receiving the attention and registration of students inside and outside the school.
Any questions can be asked to her (Ms. Nguyen Thuy Giang) via the email above.
Please pay attention to submit your assignments on time.
Author:ussh
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