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«Le chant des cordes» is the historical novel by writer Kim Hoon, published by Gallimard in paperback, in French.
In sixth-century Korea, the king of Gaya lies dying. Ara, one of the court ladies, flees to avoid being buried alive, while the music master Ureuk seeks the perfect sound for the funeral and the blacksmith Yaro must reinforce the kingdom's defences against Shilla. Each character pursues their own intimate truth; Ureuk, the perfect song of the strings.
Translation from Korean into French by Han Yumi and Hervé Péjaudier; published in the Du monde entier collection.
For readers of historical fiction and Korean literature translated into French; the action takes place in sixth-century Korea.
