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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

경영

경영
Original Title
경영
Title Romanization
Gyeongyeong
English Title(Printed)
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Classification

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

Author
Kim Namcheon
Co-Author
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Published Year
1940
Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
Choi Mu-gyeong, Oh Si-hyeong, Choi Mu-gyeon’s mother, Oh Si-hyeong’s father
Subject/Theme
End of the colonial period in Korea, defecting, daily life of a defector, Oriental Studies
Writer default image
  • Kim Namcheon
  • Birth : 1911 ~ 1953
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Namcheon
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김남천
  • ISNI : 0000000082729276
  • Works : 11
Plot

Oh Si-hyeong, who was imprisoned for being engaged in an ideological movement, is released on bail after two years with the help of Choi Mu-gyeong. After Oh Si-hyeong's release from prison, Choi Mu-gyeong is shocked by the news of her mother's remarriage and of Oh Si-hyeong’s departure to his hometown with his father, whom he has always fought with over ideological issues, to marry the daughter of a rich man.

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

Published in October 1940 in Munjang, this short story by Kim Nam-cheon paints the world of a defector in the late colonial period through the main character Oh Shi-hyeong. The only work of fiction that dealt with the issues of ideology at the end of the colonial times, it was acclaimed for its artistry and popularity.

김남천이 <문장>지에 1940년 10월에 발표한 작품이다. 주인공 오시형을 통해 일제말 전향자의 세계를 일상의 차원에서 그려내었다. '일제말 유일하게 사상문제를 다룬 소설'이며 동시에 예술성과 통속성이 혼재되어 있다는 평가를 받았다.

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