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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

인두지주

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인두지주
Original Title
인두지주
Title Romanization
Indujiju
English Title(Printed)
The Human Arachnid
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1910-1945

Author
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Co-Author
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Published Year
1928
Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Gyeong-su, Chang-o
Subject/Theme
Tragic life of impoverished peasants
Plot

Gyeong-su decides to visit a “human arachnid” with a spider's body and a human head at an industrial fair in S city. However, when he walks through the onlookers and gets to see the human arachnid, it suddenly sheds tears and blinks at Gyeong-su. He finds out that the human arachnid was Chang-o, who had been a close friend of Gyeong-su’s as a child. While working in a coal mine in Japan, his legs were amputated in an accident, and he was now making a living as a human arachnid, wearing a spider costume at exhibitions.

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

A short story that depicts a reality in which people have been stripped of dignity while living a life of poverty during the Japanese colonial period.

1928년 <조선지광>에 발표된 단편소설이다. 일제강점기 궁핍한 삶을 살아가며 인간의 존엄성조차 파괴되어 버린 현실을 다룬 작품

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  • The Human Arachnid
    English(English) E-Books
    The Human Arachnid
    Kye Yong-muk / Kye Yong-muk / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1910-1945
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