A French-language edition of Kim Yu-Jong’s Korean fiction, this slim volume gathers stories shaped by the writer’s sharp ear for rural speech, comic misunderstandings, and the small emotional turns of village life. First published in Korea in the 1930s, the work brings the author’s distinctive blend of lyricism and earthy humor to French readers through Zulma’s 2000 edition. The title story, often known as *A Shower*, follows the delicate awareness and awkward tenderness of young people in a countryside setting, while the surrounding pieces deepen the portrait of a community marked by poverty, labor, superstition, and everyday resilience. Kim Yu-Jong’s prose is noted for its lively dialect, vivid characterization, and ability to find beauty and comedy in ordinary rural encounters. This edition offers readers a concise introduction to one of modern Korean literature’s most influential short-story writers.

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