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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

대동강

About the Original Works

대동강
Original Title
대동강
Title Romanization
taedonggang
English Title (Printed)
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Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century

Author
Han Seolya
Co-Author
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Published Year
1954
Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
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Subject/Theme
Korea War, laborers’ patriotism, War for the Liberation of the Fatherland, realities of war

About the Author

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

Workers of the printing factory in Pyongyang strongly resist the atrocities committed by the UN forces as well as their occupation of Pyongyang during the Korean War. Even under the poor conditions, the workers work together to drive out the imperialist forces with their victorious will and indomitable fighting spirit.

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

This a novel by Han Seolya, published during the Korean War. Through objective descriptions of the Pyongyang printing factory workers resisting the UN forces, it emphasizes how their patriotism and will to struggle turned the Korean War into the War for the Liberation of the Fatherland.

한국전쟁 중에 발표한 한설야의 장편소설이다. 평양인쇄공장노동자들의 유엔군에 저항하는 모습을 객관적으로 묘사하여, 노동자들의 애국심과 투쟁의지가 한국전쟁을 조국해방전쟁으로 만들었음을 강조한다.

Translated Books5 See More

  • 大同江
    Chinese(简体) Book
    大同江
    Han Seolya et al / 韓雪野 / 1954 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • 大同江
    Chinese(简体) Book
    大同江
    Han Seolya et al / 韓雪野 / 1955 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century
  • 大同江
    Chinese(简体) Book
    大同江
    Han Seolya et al / 韓雪野 / 1959 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century