That the transition doesn’t always work out well for well-intentioned people is also the subject of Parasite (2019), the Oscar-winning surprise hit directed by Bong Joon Ho.Ĭoncerning My Daughter is narrated in its entirety by the mother of the daughter in the title. Concerning My Daughter, the Korean bestselling novel by award-winning Korean author Kim Hye-jin, translated by Jamie Chang, concerns itself with a familiar theme for Korean contemporary culture: the often sharp divide between the traditional way of life with its focus on the family to hand down wisdom and wealth, paired with obedience to authority and modern life that is more liberal, fast-paced, obsessed with money and consumerism, pitting individuals against each other as they compete for the same resources, and coming up against powers higher up whose authority is now contested.
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