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(Korean: 날개) is a cornerstone of Korean modernism, written by the avant-garde author Yi Sang in 1936 during the Japanese occupation. This novella is widely regarded as one of the most influential works of psychological and intellectual literature from the 1930s, exploring themes of alienation, self-consciousness, and the destruction of the ego. Plot Summary: A Life in Shadows

: After witnessing his wife with a client, the narrator flees to the rooftop of the Mitsukoshi Department Store. There, in a moment of clarity, he hears a siren and feels a sudden urge to fly, famously crying out for his "wings" to sprout so he can soar once again. Core Themes and Symbolism

: The narrator spends his days in the dark "lower room," while his wife occupies the sunlit "upper room". He is economically and mentally dependent on her, living off the food she provides and finding contentment in his isolation.

Yi Sang’s work is famously complex, blending and Dadaism to reflect the fragmented reality of colonial Korea.

The story follows an unnamed 26-year-old narrator who lives a listless, housebound existence in a room separated by a partition from his wife, Yeonsim.

: To pass the time, he engages in repetitive, infantile activities like smelling his wife’s cosmetics, playing with her handheld mirror, or burning her toilet paper with a magnifying glass.