Original language:
Korean Translated from: Korean
Authors: Munyol, Yi
Translated by: Seo, Jinseok
ISBN: 978-5-417-01074-3
Published in: Vilnius
Published on: 2014
Publisher: Mintis
Famous Korean writer Yi Munyol novel is written about Kim Herion- author of musicals, music editor. Her father is Korean, mother is from Lithuania. She has the look of exotic beauty and typical Lithuanian look – he has brown eyes and long blond hair. In this novel reveals her artistic and rebellious soul. Charismatic and musically gifted personality soon become famous music editor and orchestra conductor. So in the novel „Lithuanian“ reveals her passionate but unlucky love, disillusion, when success quickly disappeared, her lonely brokenhearted fate, in the end she leave her hometown.
„Lithuanian“ – is also the novel about love. Herion falls in love with Korean musician. They split up after three years. After separation she moved to the USA. In the novel it is also written about her other love affair. Herion is unhappily in love with nine years older director, the same person as storyteller. They often meet each other during the period of childhood, adolescence and finally in the New York by accident. Here, in The New York, they decide to create Korean musical together. After presentation she suddenly become famous. Her glorious days lasts not very long time. After the end of her glorious days she moved to the East, where she find out about authentic East Asian music and, of course, herself.
„Lithuanian“ is the novel, which represent artists‘of twenty first century spiritual searchings. She wanders between different continents, cultures, but still cherishes her own artistic vocation.