Read the passage, There are several questions about this passage. Kim Yorg Ik (19201995) was a Korean American author. His first short story Which sentences provide an accurate and objective
published in English was "Ihe Wedding Shoes." and it became one of his most
famous works.
summary of the passage?
"Ihe Wedding Shoes" is a short story inspired
by a mix of real. life and imaginary elements.
Written by a Korean-American who speaks
three languages, the story gives the struggling
author hope for his future.
O1.
from A Book-Writing Venture
In 1953 when I enrolled in the Writers Workshop of the University of lowa,
Ihad been writing fiction for six years and had completed one novel. I started
to send it to various publishers in New York.
A young writer learns that it is difficult to write
in a new language. His first language is Korean
and his second is japanese, He later struggles
to learn English but tells the reader he
hopes to become a successtul writer in his
third language.
O2.
Ihad to send it by railway express and had to pay return postage. This
amounted to nearly five dollars for each mailing. Since it took about a month
for the rejected manuscript to reach me, this turned out to be a regular
monthly expense. Iwould walk to the outskirts of lowa City to the railroad
station to save the bus fare that would help pay for mailing the manuscript.
The railway express man was quite curious about the mysterious package that
kept reappearing. and finally he asked me what was in it.
O3.
Ayoung Korean tries to succeed as a writer in
the United states. He struggles to master
English. find employment, and deal with
publisher rejections. Thanks to an inspiring
daydream and a kind butcher. he writes a
story that reflects a new thythm and style.
l explained to him, and he told me there was an old man in lowa City who
kept on mailing his manuscript about every month, just as I did.
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Still l appeared so often that finally I was embarrassed whenever I met the
express agent. We got to know each other rather well. By this time. he knew
that Korean was my mother tongue: Japanese my second (I had learned this
under the Japanese occupation): and English my third (l started to learn English
during my high school days in Korea). One dayl asked him what had becomne
ofthe oldman andhis manuscciot and be said Tbat fellows manuscrint
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O 4.
This passage is an interesting exam
the early years of a Korean-Americd
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