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About the Original Works

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Original Title
Title Romanization
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English Title(Printed)
Barley : Volume 104ا
Classification

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

Author
Kim Namcheon
Co-Author
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Published Year
1947
Publisher
乙酉文化社
ISBN
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Main Characters
Choe Mu-gyeong, Oh Si-hyeong, Lee Gwan-hyeong
Subject/Theme
Issue of defection during the Japanese colonial period, Oriental studies, concerns of colonial intellectuals

About the Author

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  • Kim Namcheon
  • Birth : 1911 ~ 1953
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Namcheon
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김남천
  • ISNI : 0000000082729276
  • Works : 11
Plot

Choe Mu-gyeong's fiance, Oh Si-hyeong, defects after being imprisoned for ideological issues. Choe Mu-gyeong starts studying philosophy, thinking that she should have her own life. Lee Gwan-hyeong, a university lecturer, moves into the house next door to Mu-gyeong’s. Choe Mu-gyeong discusses the problem of defection and oriental studies with Lee Gwan-hyeong. Lee is critical of oriental studies and approaches it cautiously. Choe Mu-gyeong decides to create her own methodology.

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

This is a short story by Kim Namcheon, published in Chunju in February 1941. It is known to be one of the series with Kim Namcheon's other novels “Nangbi (Waste)” and “Gyeongyeong (Management).” It is praised as the best among the works that address the issue of defection in the late Japanese colonial period.

1941년 2월 <춘추>에 발표된 김남천의 단편소설이다. 김남천의 다른 소설인 <낭비>, <경영>의 연작소설로 알려져 있다. 일제말기, 전향의 문제를 다룬 작품 중 가장 뛰어나다는 평가를 받는다.

Translated Books2

  • Barley
    English(English) Book Available
    Barley
    Kim Namcheon et al / Kim Namchon / 2015 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story
  • الشعير
    Arabic(اللغة العربية) Book
    الشعير
    Kim Namcheon et al / كيم نام تشون / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story