在日朝鮮人文学における様相―『解放新聞』(1952年9月～1953年12月)を中心に―

Abstract

Haebang Shinmun (September 1952 to December 1953), a bulletin of Chongryon[総連], serialized the works of Koreans who moved to North Korea from South Korea and who resided in Japan. Compared to the bulletins of Mindan[民団], Haebang Shinmum paid more attention to Korean language education, literature, and culture, which provided the conditions necessary for the growth of Korean novelists residing in Japan. At the time, this bulletin had a high ratio of articles on cultures, especially those of the Korean peninsula and Japan. This means that it emphasized cultural aspects more than the bulletins of Mindan did. There were social articles that encouraged the support of women’s activities under the slogan of gender equality. Such ideas appeared in literary works in the bulletin. Female main characters actively fighting for their country and organization were depicted in the novels, poems, and essays written by Koreans who moved to North Korea and Korean residents in Japan. They also depicted a divide between Minjeon[民戦] and Koreans who committed themselves to national education. The Koreans who moved to the north and Korean residents in Japan enjoying great success in the fields of poetry, essays, and novels; in the backdrop of this was North Korea’s literacy education and language policy. It seems that the movements in North Korea greatly affected Koreans in Japan. This influence led to the growth of contemporary literature of Korean residents in Japan, and Haebang Shinmun played a big role in that process.