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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

고향 상. 하

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고향 상. 하
Original Title
고향 상. 하
Title Romanization
Gohyang
English Title(Printed)
Hometown
Classification

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

Author
Yi Ki-yong
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1948
Publisher
아문각
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Kim Huijun, Wonchil, An Seunghwak, An Gapsuk
Subject/Theme
Rural area in 1930s; factory workers; the education of farmers and factory workers

About the Author

Writer default image
  • Yi Ki-yong
  • Birth : 1895 ~ 1984
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Ki-yong
  • Family Name : Ri
  • Korean Name : 이기영
  • ISNI : 0000000111777139
  • Works : 28
Plot

Huijun comes back home from Japan after finishing his studies, and he is surprised by the changes that have taken place in his hometown, where farms have disappeared and, in their place, factories have been built. There is a conflict between tenant farmers and An Seunghwak, the overseer who abuses his power. Huijun’s friends—Deoksam and Chunsik—leave their hometown, but Huijun stays and opens a night school for the townspeople. When An Seunghwak tries to marry off his daughter Gapsuk to someone rich, she leaves home and gets a job working at a factory. She tries to form a union in the factory, and she becomes drawn to Huijun.

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

1933년11월15일부터 1934년9월21일까지 <조선일보>에 연재한 이기영의 장편소설이다. 1936년에 상권, 1937년에 하권이 한성도서에서 출간되었다. 작품은 1930년대 농촌의 현실을 핍진하게 그리고 있다. 농지가 사라지고 공장이 들어서는 고향 사람들을 위해 일하는 지식인 청년을 중심으로 농촌계몽운동의 긍정적인 측면을 다루고 있다.

This story by Ri Ki-yong was serialized in The Chosun Ilbo from November 15, 1933 to September 21, 1934. The first volume of the story was published in book form in 1936, and the second in 1937. The story deals with realistic problems in agricultural communities. In a town where factories have replaced farms, a group of educated young people work to rebuild their hometown.

Translated Books1

  • 故鄕
    Japanese(日本語) Book
    故鄕
    Yi Ki-yong et al / 李箕永 / 1960 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999