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The Watermill

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Author: Na Do-hyang
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Episodes: 3 episodes

Publication1925

Updated2026. 7. 6.

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Total 3 episodes

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#Rural fiction #Tragic #Desire #Watermill

The WatermillShort Story

Introduction

The water that clatters into the gutter and then pours out again lifts the heavy watermill and throws it down with a thud. The snorts of the laborers can be heard mesmerizingly in the mill where the white bran powder sits.

Author

Na Do-hyang

2026. 7. 6. Updated

Na Do-hyang, born Na Gyeong-son and known by the pen name Dohyang, was a Korean novelist of the Japanese colonial period. He left short fiction that moves from romanticism toward naturalism, including The Waterwheel, Mulberry, and The Mute Samryong.NovelistView full author profile

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