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황혼

About the Original Works

Original Title
황혼
Title Romanization
Hwanghon
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999

Author
Han Seolya
Co-Author
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Published Year
1994
Publisher
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ISBN
8935903787
Main Characters
Pak Yeo-sun, Kim Gyeong-jae, Ahn Jung-seo, Ahn Hyeon-ok, Jun-sik, Hyeong-cheol
Subject/Theme
Agency of the working class, conflict between workers and capitalists

About the Author

  • Han Seolya
  • Birth : 1900 ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Seolya
  • Family Name : Han
  • Korean Name : 한설야
  • ISNI : 0000000078340743
  • Works : 23
Plot

About to lose her job as a live-in tutor, Pak Yeo-sun, gets a job at a textile factory with Kim Gyeong-jae's help. This brings the two of them close together, but they part due to the pressure from people around them. Gyeong-jae marries Hyeon-ok, the daughter of the president of a textile factory, and Yeo-sun becomes a weaver with the help of Jun-sik, another worker at a textile factory. As a labor union leader, Jun-sik, goes to the president's office to fight against company that is trying to lay off workers. Gyeong-jae, who happens to be in the president's office, runs into Jun-sik and Yeo-sun.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This novel was serialized in The Chosun Ilbo in 206 installments from February 5 to October 28, 1936. It is largely divided into two parts: the former deals with love and conflict, focusing on Yeo-sun, Gyeong-jae, and Hyeon-ok, while the latter deals with the conflict between workers and capitalists. It depicts the reality of colonial Joseon as a whole, focusing on capitalists, intellectuals, and workers.

1936년 2월 5일부터 동년 10월 28일까지 총 206회에 걸쳐 <조선일보>에 연재되었다. 이 작품은 여순, 경재, 현옥을 중심으로 연애 갈등을 다루는 전반부와 노동자와 자본가의 대립을 다루는 후반부로 구성되어 있다. 자본가, 지식인, 노동자에 초점을 맞추어 식민지 조선의 현실을 총체적으로 묘사하고 있다는 평가를 받는다.

Translated Books1

  • Russian(Русский) Book
    Рассказы
    Han Seolya et al / Хан Сер Я / 1953 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999