Baek Namyong

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Baek Namyong(백남룡)

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Title: Baek Namyong
Family Name: Baek
First Name: Namyong
Preferred Name: -
Pen Name: Ju-Chan Fulton, 백남용, Paek Nam-nyong
ISNI: 000000002732775X
Birth: -
Death: Unknown
Occupation: Writer
Period: Modern
Representative Works: -

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Baek Namyong (1949-) is a North Korean novelist who debuted through the North Korean magazine Joseon Munhak in 1979 with the short story “Bongmujadeul” (복무자들 Those in Service). Baek is a prolific writer of works based on his own experiences as a laborer, exploring the details of lived experience in literary form. Baek’s direct and unrestrained writing style asks pointed questions about human life.

* Short story “Saengmyeong” (생명 Life) (1985)

* Novel Beot (벗 Friend) (1988)

백남룡(1949~)는 북한의 소설가다. 1979년 북한의 잡지 《조선문학》에 단편소설 <복무자들>을 발표하며 문단에 데뷔하였다.

자신의 노동자 체험을 기반으로 하여 ‘구체적 생체험의 문학적 형상화’를 이루는 문학들을 다수 창작했다.

직설적이고 노골적인 화법으로 인간의 삶에 대한 문제를 던져준다는 평가를 받는다.

白南龙(1949-)，北朝鲜小说家。1979年在北朝鲜杂志《朝鲜文学》发表短篇小说《服务者》（《복무자들》），从此步入文坛。

作家多创作以自身经历为基础的体验式作品，并在作品中直率而露骨地对人生提出了质疑。

短篇小说《生命》（《생명》，1985）、长篇小说《老友》（《벗》，1988）