Kim Dong-in

Kim Tong- in ( born October 2, 1900 in Pyongyang, † January 5, 1951 in Seoul) was a South Korean writer.

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Life

Kim Tong- in ( artist name: Ch'unsa ( 춘사 | 春 士) and Kimsiŏdim ( 김 시어 딤 ) ), a pioneer of realism and naturalism in Korean literature, was born on October 2, 1900 in Pyongyang. As the son of a wealthy landowner, he visited the Meiji Academy in Tokyo and began studying at the Kawabata School of Fine Arts degree, but broke this off in between, to devote himself fully to his career as a writer. In 1919 he founded together with Chu Yo -han ( 주요한 (朱耀翰) ), Chon Yong- t'aek ( 전영택 (田荣泽) ), Ch'oe Sung -man ( 최승만 (崔 承 万) ) and Kim Hwan ( 김환 ( 金焕) ), the magazine Creative ( 창조 ), in which he published his first story the sorrow of the weak ( 약한 자의 슬픔 ).

Kim is best known for his short stories that combine extraordinary sensibility with flush prose style and an objective perspective. Initially it was felt by the publication of naturalistic stories like Masterful Style ( 명문 ) The old Wang of the country ( 시골 황서방 ) and potato ( 감자 ). Especially potato, the story of a woman who loses her decency due to economic difficulties, piece by piece and degenerate to a simple prostitutes, renowned for the use of realism and the resolute rejection of traditional morality and the didactic use of literature, such as it was promoted by Yi Kwang -Su in his Enlightenment movement. In an era that was dominated was used by proletarian movements and the new school of thought, in an era in art to promote ideological debates and social changes, Kim held the vision of pure aesthetics and the autonomy of literature upright as art. This view is reflected in its aesthetic novels Appassionato Sonata ( 광염 소나타 ) and Kwanghwa Temple ( 광 화사 ), the act of crazy artists who strive for artistic perfection.

Kim, notorious for his extravagant lifestyle he could not afford thanks to its heritage, began in 1930 to get into financial difficulties, which led to depression and drug abuse. Although Kim was considered a purist regarding his art, he was forced to turn to the popular series novels, which he had despised before to feed his family. In 1934, he published studies on Ch'unwŏn ( 춘원 연구 ), which is the first in-depth study Yi Kwang -su ( 이광수 (李光洙) ) is considered. In 1935, he founded the monthly magazine Yadam ( 야담 ).

Kim, who suffered from poverty and disease, Park Yong - Hui joined ( 박영희 (朴英熙) ), In Hak -su ( 임학수 (林学洙) ) and others, and visited in 1939 Manchuria as a member of the Writers Corps for the encouragement of the Northern Chinese army, an obvious pro-Japanese activity, which remained as a permanent blot on his literary career. In 1942 he was arrested for the second time for lese majesty the Emperor of Japan. 1946, after the liberation, he conveyed the information of the Pan -Korean Writers' Association ( 전 조선 문필가 협회 ) to the proletarian art which mediated this organization to oppose. In the coming years he published a series of stories that include, among other things, sharp criticism of Yi Kwang -su and other collaborators with Japan during the occupation. On January 5, 1951, he died at his home in Seoul.

Works ( selection)

Korean

Historical novels

  • 젊은 그들 The Young People (1930 )
  • 운현궁 의 봄 The spring of Unhyŏng Palace (1933 )
  • 왕부 의 낙조 The sinking of the Dynasty ( 1935)
  • 대 수양 Suyang Prince (1941 )

Anthologies

  • 목숨 Life ( 1924)
  • 감자 potato ( 1935)
  • 김동인 단편집 short stories by Kim Tong- in (1939 )
  • 배회 Roam (1941 )
  • 발가락 이 닮았다 Similar toes (1948 )

Others

  • 약한 자의 슬픔 The sorrow of the weak (1919)
  • 배따라기 Paettaragi ( 1921)
  • 태형 flagellation (1922 )
  • 결혼식 wedding celebration (1931 )
  • 반역자 Traitor (1946 )
  • 망국 인기 (亡国 人 记) popularity of a lost Nation ( 1947)

Translations

English

  • Potato ( 감자 ) in Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology, Columbia University Press ( 2005) ISBN 978-0231135122
  • The Rock and The Post Horse in Meetings and Farewells: Modern Korean Stories, St. Martin's Press (1980 ) ISBN 978-0312528553
  • The Seaman's Chant in The Rainy Spell and Other Korean Stories, ME Sharpe Inc ( 1997) ISBN 978-0765601391
  • The Photograph and the Letter in A Ready -Made Life: Early Masters of Modern Korean Fiction, University of Hawai'i Press ( 1998) ISBN 978-0824820718
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