Synopsis:
When an entire generation embraces the concepts and sentiments a writer expresses
in a novel, that’s the clear sign of a masterpiece. Jo Se Hee’s 1976 short novel
A Ball Shot by a Midget was born in a period when the government actively censored
popular culture. The themes presented in the novel, such as the conditions of labor
workers and their movement in the 70s, made such an impression at the time that the
student movement of the 80s used this text as a sort of manifesto.Read More »