화북(華北)문단시절 김광주의 부일(附日) 저술 활동 연구(1938~1939)

Abstract

Kim Kwang-ju, a representative Korean writer during the Japanese colonial period, was active in modern Chinese literary circles. During his second stay in Shanghai from October 1933 to December 1937, he published numerous movie reviews and literary criticisms in Chinese press. However, his activities from that period until his return to Korea in 1945 still need to be clarified, mainly due to the lack of research on his post-Shanghai years. Based on his recollections, this paper identifies that Kim Kwang-ju arrived in Tianjin in January 1938 and subsequently resided in Beijing for five years. It finds that starting from March 1938, Kim worked as the editor for the Japan Culture Introduction Special Edition (日本文化介紹特刊), a supplement of Xinminbao(新民報), the official newspaper of the Sino-Japanese collaborationist organization, the Chinese New People’s Association (中華民國新民會), in Japanese-occupied North China. During this time, he published 33 Chinese-language articles in this newspaper between March 1938 and January 1939. Kim’s pro-Japanese writings during this period followed the ideology of New People’s Doctrine (新民主義), where he romanticized Japanese national characteristics, justified Japan’s invasion of China, and emphasized Japan’s international stature. Simultaneously, he held high hopes for the younger generation to create new literature, emphasizing originality and creativity, embodied in the “inherent individuality of literature,” as well as historical and social awareness, referred to as “work consciousness.” He remained highly attuned to emerging Western literary trends. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex trajectories of colonial intellectuals’ literary activities abroad and provide a foundation for rethinking the diverse facets of their roles during this era.