Golem (short story)
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"Golem" is a comical short story
written by a Korea
n author Lee Yeongdo
based on the world of his novel Dragon Raja
. It is a part of a series of short stories Yeongdo wrote known as "Sceneries Of Laboratory." The story portrays and questions human-based borders and limits and their meaning through an artificially created being named Golem.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
written by a Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n author Lee Yeongdo
Lee Yeongdo
Lee Yeongdo is a Korean novelist known for his work in fantasy and science fiction genre. He is best known for his Dragon Raja series of fantasy novels which is also his debut work, serialised on an online forum from 1997 and published on its completion in 1998.At the time Dragon Raja was first...
based on the world of his novel Dragon Raja
Dragon Raja
Dragon Raja is the first series of fantasy novels written by Lee Yeongdo, one of the most famous fantasy novelists in South Korea. The books chronicle the adventures of a 17-year-old boy Hoochie Nedval, his mentor Karl Heltant and his friend Sanson Percival, all of whom are from the poor town of...
. It is a part of a series of short stories Yeongdo wrote known as "Sceneries Of Laboratory." The story portrays and questions human-based borders and limits and their meaning through an artificially created being named Golem.