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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

순교자

About the Original Works

Original Title
순교자
Title Romanization
Sungyoja
Title Sub
김은국 장편소설
English Title(Printed)
The Martyred
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > English and American literatures

Author
Kim Eunguk
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2010
Publisher
문학동네
ISBN
9788954611473
The Series
세계문학전집 ; 041
Main Characters
Captain Lee, Colonel Chang, Reverend Shin
Subject/Theme
Faith; God; human beings

About the Author

  • Kim Eunguk
  • Birth : 1932 ~ 2009
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Eunguk
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김은국
  • ISNI : 000000008383705X
  • Works : 1
Plot

Just before the outbreak of the Korean War, fourteen Christian ministers are arrested by North Korean communists; twelve are executed in Pyongyang, while two survive. Captain Lee and Colonel Chang, who are dispatched to investigate the case, attempt to turn the twelve executed pastors into martyrs for propaganda purposes. One of the two surviving men is mentally ill, while the other, Pastor Shin, remains silent about the incident. Suspected of having betrayed the twelve dead men, Pastor Shin is torn between telling the truth behind the incident and his sense of duty as a pastor.

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

1964년 미국에서 <The Martyred>라는 제목으로 출간되었으며, 1990년 한국어로 번역되어 출간되었다. 한국계 미국 작가로서는 최초로 노벨문학상 후보에 올랐다. 한국전쟁 중 평양에서의 이념 갈등과 그로 인한 비극을 다룬 작품이다. 인간의 실존, 보편적 운명이라는 주제를 문학적으로 다루었으며, 이를 추리 기법으로 풀어나간다.

This English-language novel by Richard E. Kim was first published in the United States in 1964, and a Korean translation was published in 1990. The author was the first Korean-American writer to be nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the form of a thriller, the novel deals with the tragic outcome of the ideological conflict in Pyeongyang during the Korean War, and explores the themes of human existence and universal destiny.

E-Books & Audiobooks1

  • English(English) E-Books
    The Martyred
    Kim Eunguk et al / Richard E. Kim et al / 2011 / KDC구분 > literature > English and American literatures
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