Timeline
Lifetime:
1878 -
1926
Passed: ≈
99 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Guk-seon Ahn
Books by Guk-seon Ahn
금수회의록 (Geum-su-Hue-I-Lok) Assembly of Animals
Satire
Fiction
Political Science
Allegory
Social criticism
Satire
Animals
Anthropomorphism
First Korean modern novel
Japanese colonialism
Banned book
Assembly of Animals is a groundbreaking work of Korean literature, notable as the first modern novel in the language. Published in 1908, the book employs a unique allegorical approach, featuring a gathering of animals who engage in a series of debate...