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【01】 Kim Tal-su(Kim Darusu) ── Focusing on the pioneers of postwar Zainichi Korean literature, 'Genkai-nada' and 'Taebaek Mountains'
【02】 Kim Tae-saeng(Kim Tesen) ── Depicting ordinary people with refined realism
【03】 Kim Sok-pom(Kim Sokupomu) ── Living the literature of 'Nihilism and Revolution'
(Part 1) The Little Nationalist
(Part 2) The Darkness of the Liberation of the Fatherland Korea / Oppression of the People in Post-Liberation Korea
(Part 3) Living in the Darkness of Postwar Japan (Part 4)
Living by Writing in Japanese ── 'A Human Without Guts' (Part 5)
'Volcano Island' and Kim Sok-pom (Part 6)
South Korea After 42 Years
【04】 Chong Sung-bak(Chon Sunbaku) ── A witness to history who overcame discrimination and lived as a cultural figure on Awaji Island
(Part 1) 'The Naked Prisoner'
(Part 2) Born in Colonial Korea
(Part 3) Crossing to Japan and Beginning a Life on the Run (Part 4)
Meeting Shichiro Kurisu (Part 5)
After Japan's Defeat (Part 6)
Encountering Senryu (Part 7) Novelist Chong Sung-bak
【05】 Oh Im-jun (O Imjun) ── The Life of a Passionate Poet
(Part 1)
(Part 2)"Prisoner Without Records" ① Enlistment
(Part 3)"Prisoner Without Records" ② Kwantung Army, Laoheishan Unit, Northeast China
(Part 4)Childhood
(Part 5)Becoming a Private in the Imperial Japanese Army
(Part 6)The Defeat of the Empire of Japan = Liberation of Korea
(Part 7)Post-war
(Part 8)Living as a Painter
(Part 9)As a Poet and Writer
(Part 10)As a Poet and Writer (continued)
[06] Ko Sam-myong──
Violence, Love, and Literature: Living as a 'Pan-choppari'
(Part 1) 1) Born as a second-generation Zainichi
(Part 2) 2) Elementary school student | The boy Kim Cheon-sam
(Part 3) 3) Japan's defeat, living in the world of petty criminals
(Part 4) 4) Korean school
(Part 5) 5) To Tokyo
(Part 6) 6) Joining the Communist Party
(Part 7) 7) Mountain Village Action Corps
(Part 8) 8) Bloody May Day and the Molotov cocktail struggle
(Part 9) 9) Romance and interrogation
10) Self-criticism
(Part 10)11) Marriage
(Part 11)12) Leaving the party
(Part 12)13) Birth of the eldest son
(Part 13)14) When the night darkens the passage of time
(Part 14)15) The death of my son and encountering the Tannisho
[07] Lee Hoi-sung (Ri Kaisei)
—The star of Zainichi Korean writers who cut into Japanese literature
(Updated, Summer 2024)
(Part 0)
(Part 1)1. Hometown Sakhalin
(Part 2)2. Japan's Defeat
(Part 3)3. Life in Hokkaido
(Part 4)4. University Days
(Part 5)5. Working for Chongryon
(Part 6)6. Winning the Gunzo New Writers' Prize
(Part 7)7. Secret Visit to South Korea
(Part 8)8. Winning the Akutagawa Prize
(Part 9)9. Visit to South Korea
(Part 10)10. Writing the Political Novel 'The Unfinished Dream'
(Part 11)11. Political Upheaval in South Korea and Visit to Sakhalin
(Part 12)12. Active Participation in Movements Inside and Outside Japan
(Part 13)13. Democratization of South Korea and a Turbulent World
(Postscript) The Final Days of Lee Hoi-sung (Added January 2026)
References
[08] Kim Hak-yong
—A second-generation Zainichi writer who lived a life of misfortune
(Part 0)
(Part 1)1. Born into a Zainichi Korean family
(Part 2)2. Conflict with father
(Part 3)3. Encountering literature
(Part 4)4. Winning the Bungei Prize
(Part 5)5. The beginning of a writing career
(Part 6)6. Acquiring South Korean nationality
(Part 7)7. Tossed about by turbulent politics
(Part 8)8. Nostalgia ends, and we are—
(Part 9)9. Suicide
References
[09] Yangji Lee
—A second-generation Zainichi Korean female writer who raced in search of a language before language
(Part 0)
(Part 1) 1. Born in a town where you can see Mt. Fuji
(Part 2) 2. Dropping out of high school
(Part 3) 3. Attending a high school in Kyoto
(Part 4) 4. Entering university but quitting immediately
(Part 5) 5. The Marusho Incident
(Part 6) 6. The deaths of her brothers and studying abroad in Seoul
(Part 7) 7. Nabi Taryeong
(Part 8) 8. As a novelist
(Part 9) 9. Korean dance
(Part 10) 10. Winning the Akutagawa Prize
(Part 11) 11. Sudden death
References
[10] Chang Hyok-chu and Kim Sa-ryang
—The pioneers of Zainichi Korean literature
(Part 1) Introduction: 1. The Upbringing of Chang Hyok-chu
(Part 2) 2. The Japan-Korea Annexation and Governor-General Rule
(Part 3) 3. The Upbringing of Kim Sa-ryang
(Part 4) 4. Chang Hyok-chu's Debut in the Japanese Literary World with 'Gakido'
(Part 5) 5. Korean Writers Encounter 'Bungei Shuto'
(Part 6) 6. The Achievements of Kim Sa-ryang
(Part 7) 7. 'Into the Light' and 'Tenma'
(Part 8) 8. Kim Sa-ryang is Arrested
(Part 9) 9. 'Naisen Ittai' (Japan and Korea as One Body) and Chang Hyok-chu
(Part 10) 10. Kim Sa-ryang During the War
(Part 11) 11. Kim Sa-ryang After the War
(Part 12) 12. Chang Hyok-chu After the War
(Part 13) 13. Chang Hyok-chu and Kim Sa-ryang
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