식민지 시대 재만 조선인 디아스포라의 발화 전략 ―­ 최서해와 강경애의 텍스트를 중심으로 ― ­

Abstract

This paper examined the fantastic meaning represented in literature of Choi Seohae and Gang Gyeongae. First of all, the fact that they experienced Manchuria as the basis for real life was noted. Next, the fact that both Choi Seohae and Gang Gyeongae worked on the periphery of the current literature was noted. Lastly, attention was paid to the fact that they were not traditional elite writers. Choi Seohae’s experience in Manchuria is figured in his peculiar narrative type as a mixture of experience and fiction. In this process, fantasy is used as main fictional devices for giving a speech of reality behind the main discourse. Such a speech of diaspora identity as Choi Seohae shows can be highly evaluated in that, escaping from Manchuria experience which is the current materialistic stratigraphy, it is connected to seeking anti-mainstream narrative as speech type of subordinate subjects. Gang Gyeongae’s fantastic nature is noticeable in pieces of work based on Manchuria experiences. This is the result of the conscious efforts for recovering the voices of subordinate subjects of Manchuria which can not be obtained through her transcendental social epistemology. Through this, Gang Gyeongae was able to restore voices of subordinate subjects, and in this process, the fantastic nature was used as powerful materials for restoring other reality than dominating narrative. Both colonial Chosun and Manchuria required fantastic types for restoring voices of subordinate subjects different from the speech type diaspora identity of the people residing in the surrounding areas.