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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

탈출기

About the Original Works

Original Title
탈출기
Title Romanization
Talchulgi
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story

Author
Choi Seohae
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Narrator (Park), Kim (recipient of the letter), Hwang, wife, mother, child (newborn infant)
Subject/Theme
Class struggle, poverty, Koreans in Gando

About the Author

  • Choi Seohae
  • Birth : 1901 ~ 1932
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Seohae
  • Family Name : Choi
  • Korean Name : 최서해
  • ISNI : 0000000109158160
  • Works : 20
Plot

A member of XX Club, the narrator came to Gando five years ago and did all kinds of work to feed his family. But he has failed in every venture, and he is oppressed by people around him. As he looks for the reasons for his poverty despite working hard, he resolves not to hold himself back anymore.

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

This is a short story by Choi Seohae, published in Joseon mundane in March 1925. Reflecting the author’s own experiences, it shows the process in which the protagonist comes to realize that the hardships he experienced as a Korean man at the time is not a personal but a social problem.

1925년 3월 『조선문단』에 발표된 최서해의 단편소설이다. 작가의 자전적 요소가 반영된 작품으로, 당대 조선인이 겪었던 생활고가 개인의 문제가 아닌 사회의 문제임을 각성하는 과정을 그렸다.

Translated Books4 See More

  • Japanese(日本語) Book Available
    脱出記 ― 崔曙海作品集
    Choi Seohae et al / 崔曙海 / 2012 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
  • English(English) Book Available
    Escape
    Choi Seohae et al / Ch`oe Sŏ-hae / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
  • Chinese(汉语) Book
    出走記
    Choi Seohae et al / 崔曙海 / 1958 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
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