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Sense of place from the writings of Lee, TaeJun after his defection to North Korea - The relationship between experienced space and meaning of space in writing -

Yoo, Im-Ha 1

1한국체육대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study explored the concept of 'experienced space' through the analysis of context from Lee Tae-Jun's writings after his defection to North Korea. Lee Tae-Jun’s writings revealed the nature of the Sino-Soviet experience and how it changed, with his travelogues “Trip to the Soviet Union”(1947), “Moscow on Revolution Day”(1950), “Trip to the China-Great New China”(1952) and other works capturing life at this historical turning point. These three travelogues were particularly insightful as they were published at the transitional time after his defection to North Korea and before he ended his life as an author. After Korea’s liberation from Japan, Lee Tae-Jun joined leftist groups and participated in the construction of the new country in the North through involvement in politics. His literature from this time reflected his ideology regarding complete liberation and independence and the establishment of united nation-state. during his two trip to the Soviet Union, Lee Tae-Jun was impressed by the cultural policies of a multiracial country and found the new world accomplishments to be “a triumph of the system”. Furthermore, he felt that it was necessary to have solidarity regarding internationalism based on his trip to the China. He desired that the people of the world should escape from slavery by way of liberation from the old structures. He felt that it was the people who would be the leaders and builders of the future for his country. This study addressed the implied meaning from what was written on the themes of “Nongto(Farmland)” and “Noblemen” within the Sino-Soviet experience.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.