In the era of great peace

The novel of the recognized classic of the Korean prose of the past century, Chae Mansik (1902-1950) "in the era of great calm" is an acute satire for life and customs of Korean society during the Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) The main character of the novel by Mr. Yun, a wealthy landowner and a trap in venerable years, surrounded by numerous offspring, goes to any tricks and expenses in order to provide his clan with a place in the very tops of the decaying society. The reader will have to plunge into the life of the Yunov family for two days, not a single member of which does not cause sympathy, but they are all prescribed with unsurpassed sarcasm, strongly and convexly, with the hand of the true master of satire.
Translation project "Series 5+5" carried out ANO "Institute of Translation" (Moscow) with the support of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications and the Korean Institute of Translation LTI Korea (Seoul) on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea. The idea of ​​the project is the publication of translations of five outstanding works of Russian literature into Korean and five significant works of South Korean literature - on Russian. All translations were made for the first time specifically for the project.
The series presents prose writers and poets, classics and modern authors. The leading Slavists and Koreans of both countries took part in its creation. Thanks to the "series 5+5", readers will be able to know each other more deeply and make sure that our two peoples have much more in common than it seems at first glance