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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

체공녀 강주룡

About the Original Works

Original Title
체공녀 강주룡
Title Romanization
Chegongnyeo gangjuryong
Title Sub
제23회 한겨레문학상 수상작
English Title(Printed)
Kang Juryong, the Girl in the Air
Classification

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

Author
Park Seoryeon
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2018
Publisher
한겨레출판
ISBN
9791160401745
Main Characters
Kang Juryong, Choi Jeonbin, Jeong Dalheon
Subject/Theme
1930s Joseon; female workers; high-altitude protests; union activities; strikes

About the Author

  • Park Seoryeon
  • Birth : 1989 ~ -
  • Occupation : Author
  • First Name : Seoryeon
  • Family Name : Park
  • Korean Name : 박서련
  • ISNI : 000000046808508X
  • Works : 4
Plot

Kang Juryong leads a peripatetic life with her impoverished parents, moving around from Ganggye to Gando and Seoriwon. She hopes to study and become a ‘modern girl’, but reality prevents her from realizing those dreams. At her parents’ suggestion, she gets married, but when her husband suddenly dies, her parents plan for her to marry again, this time to the owner of their house. Instead, Juryong leaves them, heading for Pyongyang. There, while working at a rubber factory, she joins the red trade union and accuses the factory owners of exploiting the workers.

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

2018년 출간된 박서련의 장편소설이다. 제23회 한겨레문학상수상작이다. 작품은 1931년 평양 평원 고무공장의 파업을 주도하며 을밀대 지붕에 올라 고공농성을 했던 조선의 여성노동자 강주룡의 일생을 그린 전기물(傳記物)이다. 작가는 간결하고 선명한 문장으로 조선의 노동자인 강주룡이 노조활동과 파업에 참여하게 된 과정과 그의 사랑을 그려내었다.

This novel by Park Seoryeon was published in 2018 and won the Hankyoreh Literature Award. It is a work of fiction based directly on the life of Kang Juryong, a female worker who led a strike at the Pyongwon rubber factory in Pyongyang in 1931, climbing the roof of Eulmildae to protest working conditions. With concision, the author depicts Kang Juryong’s union struggles as well as her personal life.

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