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Pyo Mun-te(표문태)

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Title
Pyo Mun-te
Family Name
Pyo
First Name
Mun-te
Middle Name
-
Preferred Name
-
Pen Name
表文臺, ムンテ ピョ
ISNI
0000000467630576
Birth
1914
Death
2007
Occupation
Writer
Period
Modern
Representative Works
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Pyo Mun-te (1914~2007) was a South Korean novelist and playwright. In 1945, he joined the Chosun JoongAng Shimbun, and made his literary debut with the publication of the play “Yeoksaui joeindeul” (역사의 죄인들 Sinners of History). In his works, he wrote about people struggling not to be swept away by evil or give in to power and money. 


* Play “Yeoksaui joeindeul” (역사의 죄인들 The Sinners of History) (1945) 

* Play “Eotteoke sal geosinga” (How to Live) (1987) 

* Play “Hapgyeokja sugi” (Memoirs of Successful Applicants) 


표문태(1914~2007)는 한국의 소설가이며 극작가다. 1945년 <조선중앙신문>입사, 희곡 <역사의 죄인들>발표하며 작품활동을 시작했다. 작가는 악에 휩쓸리지 않으려는 안간힘, 권력과 금력 앞에 굴복하지 않으려는 발버둥 등을 작품에 담아내었다. 


表文台(1914-2007),韩国小说家、剧作家。1945年入职《朝鲜中央新闻》,发表了戏剧作品《历史的罪人》(《역사의 죄인들》),从此开始创作活动。其作品体现了远离罪恶的挣扎及不屈服于权力和金钱的努力。


戏剧《历史的罪人》(《역사의 죄인들》,1945)、《怎样活着?》(《어떻게 살 것인가》,1987)、《合格者的笔记》(《합격자 수기》)

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