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The Interrogator
The translator is a mild-mannered man who helps translate the controversial play Eun-sook is working on into Korean. The translator is wanted by South Korean authorities in Chun Doo-hwan’s regime, but he has thus far managed to escape detection. The whole time Eun-sook is meeting with the translator, she is struck by how polite and deferential he is to her, even though he is many years her senior.
The Translator Quotes in Human Acts
The Human Acts quotes below are all either spoken by The Translator or refer to The Translator. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3: The Editor, 1985
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His face was utterly ordinary. Thin lips, no noticeable irregularities to his features. He wore a pale yellow shirt with a wide collar, and his gray suit trousers were held up by a belt. Its buckle gleamed. Had they met by chance in the street, she would have taken him for some run-of-the-mill company manager or section chief.
“Bitch. A bitch like you, in a place like this? Anything could happen, and no one would find out.”
At this point, the force of the slap had already burst the capillaries in her cheek and the man's fingernails had broken her skin. But Eun-sook hadn't known that yet.
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The Translator Quotes in Human Acts
The Human Acts quotes below are all either spoken by The Translator or refer to The Translator. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3: The Editor, 1985
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His face was utterly ordinary. Thin lips, no noticeable irregularities to his features. He wore a pale yellow shirt with a wide collar, and his gray suit trousers were held up by a belt. Its buckle gleamed. Had they met by chance in the street, she would have taken him for some run-of-the-mill company manager or section chief.
“Bitch. A bitch like you, in a place like this? Anything could happen, and no one would find out.”
At this point, the force of the slap had already burst the capillaries in her cheek and the man's fingernails had broken her skin. But Eun-sook hadn't known that yet.
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