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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

어둠의 혼

어둠의 혼
Original Title
어둠의 혼
Title Romanization
Eodumui Hon
English Title(Printed)
Soul of Darkness
Classification

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

Author
Kim Won il
Co-Author
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Published Year
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Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Bae Yong-beom, Bae Gap-hae, Bun-seon, Bun-im, mother
Subject/Theme
Ideological confrontation and tragedy immediately after Korea’s liberation from the Japanese rule
Writer default image
  • Kim Won il
  • Birth : 1942 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Won il
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김원일
  • ISNI : 000000008175885X
  • Works : 35
Plot

Gap-hae's father is an intellectual who had studied in Japan. However, after Korea’s liberation from the Japanese rule, he partakes in left-wing activities and ends up on the run, and rumors circulate in the village about how he will soon be caught by the police and shot to death. Gap-hae’s mother, who is raising three children, leaves in search of food but does not return. Gap-hae goes to his aunt's house in the village to find his mother. After meeting his mother and eating a bowl of soup at his aunt’s house, Gap-hae heads to the police station where her father is. There, he finds his father's corpse, and he runs toward the Nakdong River crying.

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

This is a short story by Kim Won-il published in Wolgan munhak (Monthly Literature) in 1972. It paints a portrait of a father obsessed with the leftist ideology and a family suffering from his death. This story, centered on a family, speaks out about the  denies the falsehood of the ideologies of the time and evokes the tragedy of national division.

1972년 <월간문학>에 발표된 김원일의 단편소설이다. 좌익사상에 심취한 아버지와 그 죽음으로 인해 고통받는 가족의 모습을 그렸다. 한 가족의 이야기를 중심으로 하여 당대 이데올로기의 허구성을 고발하고 민족 분단의 비극을 환기시키는 작품이라 평가된다.

Translated Books1

  • Soul of Darkness
    English(English) Available
    Soul of Darkness
    Kim Won il et al / Kim Won-il / 2012 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > Short Story

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