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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

처를 때리고

처를 때리고
Original Title
처를 때리고
Title Romanization
Cheoreul ttaerigo
English Title(Printed)
After Beating Your Wife
Classification

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

Author
Kim Namcheon
Co-Author
-
Published Year
1937
Publisher
-
ISBN
-
Main Characters
Jeong-sook, Namsu, Junho
Subject/Theme
Defecting, ideological conflict in reality
Writer default image
  • Kim Namcheon
  • Birth : 1911 ~ 1953
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Namcheon
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김남천
  • ISNI : 0000000082729276
  • Works : 11
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Plot

Junsu returns to his daily life after defecting and getting out of prison, where he was locked up due to his participation in the ideological movement. One day, when he learns that his wife Jeong-sook went for a walk and shared a meal with his colleague Junho, he becomes jealous and suspects that they’re having an affair. In response, Jeong-sook confronts him by pointing out the vanity and cowardice of those who work in cultural and social movements. On the morning of the next day, Junho suddenly comes to visit. He tells Namsu that he got a job at a newspaper company and that he will quit the publishing business he had been taking on with Namsu.

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

This story was published by Kim Nam-cheon in Joseon Munhak in June 1937. It depicts the problems of ideology and everyday life that the protagonist, who turned from an ideological movement, encounters in reality.

김남천이 1937년 6월<조선문학>에 발표한 작품이다. 사상운동을 하다가 전향한 주인공이 현실에서 마주치는 이념과 일상적인 삶의 문제를 그려내었다.