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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

토성랑

About the Original Works

토성랑
Original Title
토성랑
Title Romanization
Toseongnang
English Title(Printed)
Toseongnang
Classification

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

Author
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Co-Author
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Published Year
1936
Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Wonsam, Seondal and his wife
Subject/Theme
Impoverished life of the lower class in the colonial period
Plot

Wonsam, who used to be a servant for a rich family, builds a hut with the help of Seon-dal and others in a fortress where the poor live in huts. When this village is ordered to be demolished for the reasons of “harming the aesthetics,” the villagers protest the decree and die in the process. A heavy rain causes flooding and Wonsam is killed as well, and after the village is devastated, Tanaki Sanghoe Tile Factory owned by Japanese people is built at the site.

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

This is an early work of fiction written in Japanese by Kim Sa-ryang. It depicts the impoverished life of the marginalized lower classes during the Japanese colonial period and their resistance against the Japanese occupation.

1936년 동인지 <제방>에서 발표된 단편소설이다. 이 작품은 김사량이 일본어로 쓴 초기작으로, 일본 식민지 시대 소외된 하층민의 궁핍한 삶과 일제에 대한 저항 의식을 그려내는 소설로 평가된다.

E-Books & Audiobooks1

  • Toseongnang
    English(English) E-Books
    Toseongnang
    Kim Sa-ryang et al / 金史良 / 2014 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1910-1945
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