하나의 사건, 다른 서사:『밤을 걸고서』와 일본 삼문오페라』에 그려진 ‘아파치’를 중심으로

Abstract

This paper engages in an comparative analysis of two literary works based on the so-called ‘Apache’. One is 『Nihon Sanmon Opera』 (1958) written by a Japanese author Kaikou Takeshi, and the other is 『Yoruwo Kakte』(1994) by a Korean writer Yan Sogiru in Japan. “Apache” refers to people who illegally collected scrap metal from the site of a weapons manufacturing plant in Osaka. This incident took place in 1958 and was reported in a local newspaper. Whereas Kaikou Takeshi wrote his work by referring to newspaper articles and conducting interviews with people who participated in the incident. Meanwhile, Yan Sogiru was a member of the ‘Apache’ at the time and wrote his work based on his own experiences. The differences in the description of ‘Apache’ are found as follows: First, the timeline of the two fictions are different. 『Yoruwo Kakete』 states a specific timeline distinct from that of the actual incident. 『Nihon Sanmon Opera』 does not specify its time setting. The truth of the work is being delayed by these different time settings. Second, the two works share three scenes that were not covered in the newspaper article. However, the two works create a positive image of ‘Apache’ when descrbing these three scenes. Third, there is a difference between the characters in the two stories: 『Yoruwo Kakete』 only features Korean characters, while 『Nihon Sanmon Opera』 shows characters of diverse nationalities, including Japanese, Korean, and Okinawans. 『Yoruwo Kakete』 shows solidarity among Koreans only, while 『Nihon Sanmon Opera』 shows solidarity among people of different nationalities.