재일조선인문학의 양상 ―『조선시보(朝鮮時報)』를 중심으로―

Abstract

Choson Chongryon is a bulletin of Choson Chongryon which has been published since December 1956. It is a Japanese edition whose objective is to convey accurate information about Korea to the Japanese and to promote goodwill between Japan and Korea. The title changed to “Chosen Jiho” in January 1961, and the content also changed given the changing situation of North Korea and South Korea. Choson Sinbo（a bulletin of Chongron）, although irregularly, serializes novels. In contrast, Choson Jiho publishes many poems. Examining Heo Namgi’s poems, the themes differ from poems in Choson Chongryon and those in Choson Jiho. While his poems in Choson Chongryon are concerned with Korean residents in Japan and those returning to North Korea, those in Choson Jiho are about his home country, based on his experience in Choson Chongryon. Lee Geumok’s poems changed from descriptions of children going to Chousengakkou to emphasizing maternity while encouraging gender equality. Two original novels are published in Choson Chongryon, and both are not written from the perspective of Choson Chongryon. Instead, they describe Korean residents in Japan. In general, Choson Jiho has less original works and more articles about the Japanese than Choson Sinbo. As noted in the first issue, it is because Choson Sinbo emphasizes promoting goodwill between Japan and Korea, and also because Korean creative writing was encouraged in Choson Sinbo.