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

Author
Kang Kyung-ae
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Published Year
2006
Publisher
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ISBN
8970127674
Main Characters
Bong-yeom, Bong-yeom’s mother, Fang Tong, Bong-sik, Yong-ae
Subject/Theme
Korean immigrants in Gando in the 1930s, barren life
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  • Kang Kyung-ae
  • Birth : 1906 ~ 1943
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Kyung-ae
  • Family Name : Kang
  • Korean Name : 강경애
  • ISNI : 0000000083968420
  • Works : 24
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Plot

After moving to a village in Gando, Bong-yeom's family is threatened by a Chinese military group, and her father is killed by the Communist Party. Bong-yeom's mother works at the house of the Chinese landlord, Fang Tong, but is raped by him and is thrown out pregnant with his baby. Bong-yeom's mother loses Bong-yeom and her newborn child while working as a nanny at someone else's house. After losing her nanny job, Bong-yeom's mother is arrested by a police officer while smuggling salt.

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  • Korean(한국어)

This is a short story by Kang Kyung-ae, which was serialized six times in Shingajeong (New Family) from May to October 1934. It embodies the epitome of “Gando literature” by vividly depicting the lives of Koreans who immigrated to Gando in the 1930s.

1934년 5월부터 10월까지 <신가정>에 6회 연재된 강경애의 단편소설이다. 1930년대 간도로 이주한 조선인들의 삶을 생생하게 묘사하여 '간도문학'의 최대치를 구현하고 있다는 평가를 받는다.

Translated Books1

  • ملح
    Arabic(اللغة العربية) Funded by LTI Korea Available
    ملح
    Kang Kyung-ae et al / كانج كيونج آي / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century
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