Scenes from the Enlightenment: A Novel of Manners Moldova and quizzically unmoored from the

and quizzically unmoored from the reality of day-to-day existence in the capital

She is currently focused on translating Korean books (fiction or nonfiction) into English

She then returned to Korea and has since been teaching French Literature at Sogang University

intended for both the general reader and the scholar

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Scenes from the Enlightenment: A Novel of Manners Moldova and quizzically unmoored from theOn the surface an elegantly turned and acutely observed social comedy, Scenes delves into the conflict between tradition and progress, and reveals how it affected the lives of those who lived through this time of change. An account of seemingly trivial eventsa wedding between two respected families, the arrival of box upon box of new Western products at the general store, a long awaited athletics meet at a local schoolScenes from the Enlightenment: A