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Editor: Chung Chong-wha
Author: Choi In-hun, Hahn Moo-Sook, Hwang Sok-yong, Hyeon Jin-geon, Kang Shin-jae, Kim Dong-in, Kim Dong-ni, Oh Sang-won, Park Wan-suh, Sohn So-hi, Suh Ki-won, Yi Hyo-seok
Translated by: Angela Chung, Chung Chong-wha, Kathryn Kisray, Kim Chong-un, Kim Hwa-ja, Kim Uchang, Lee Sang-ok, Shin Hyun-song, WE Skillend
Publisher: Heinemann, 1980
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Contains the following stories

Ch’oe In-hun: Laughter (1966) tr Lee Sang-ok
Hahn Moo-Sook: The Angel tr Chung Chong-wha
Hwang Sok-yong: The Road to Sampo (1973) tr Kim Uchang
Hyeon Jin-geon: The Fire tr Kathryn Kisray
Kang Shin-jae: The Young Zelkova Tree (1960) tr Shin Hyun-song
Kim Dong-in: Red Mountain: A Doctor’s Memoir / The Red Hills: A Doctor’s Diary (1932) tr W. E. Skillend
Kim Dong-ni: Two Reservists tr Chung Chong-wha
Oh Sang-won: A Betrayal tr Kim Chong-un
Park Wan-suh: The Crying of an Earthworm tr Kim Hwa Ja
Sŏ Ki-wŏn: The Heir (1963) tr Kathryn Kisray
Son So-hŭi: The Afternoon of Mellow Persimmons tr Angela Chung
Yi Hyo-seok: When the Buckwheat Blooms (1936) tr Shin Hyun-song

Entry on Goodreads.com here.

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