김동인 소설 「동업자」의 검열과 개작 연구

Abstract

This study examines how the censorship of Kim Dong-in’s novel, “Dongeopja”, influenced its revision. It is a short story that was serialized in the Dong-A Ilbo in 1929. It was scheduled to be published in HyeondaeJoseonmunhakdanpyeonjip in 1938, but censorship prevented it from appearing. This was due to the changes in the censorship regime after the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and the tightening of censorship standards in 1936. The work was later revised in 1946 under the title “Nunborae” in Kim Dong-in’s collection of short stories Taehyung. This study compares contents of the novel at the time of the newspaper in 1929, The content of the novel as described in the censorship reason in 1938, and the 1946 revised version based on the information contained in the Chosun Chulpan Kyeongchal wolbo. The results confirmed that the newspaper serialized and censored novels were the same story. However, we found that the 1946 revised version of the novel had some deletions and additions that weakened the novel’s criticism of the anti-Japan and national consciousness and emphasized the tragedy of the individual. This study aims to reveal that the reason for this revision was the way Kim Dong-in, a writer with a clear pro-Japanese record during the late Japanese colonial period, made self-excuses by comparing himself to the protagonist of the novel, Mr. Hong.