@article{ART001298266},
author={Kim,Dong-Yun},
title={A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2008},
number={67},
pages={383-414}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim,Dong-Yun
TI - A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2008
VL - null
IS - 67
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 383
EP - 414
SN - 1229-1730
AB - This paper investigates the novels by Kim Kwang-ju by giving special
attention to the point that the discussion on his literature should be
focused on his newspaper novels in the late 1950s. The results of the
investigation with focus on Bed of Roses (1957) and Black and White
(1959) are as follows.
First, Bed of Roses and Black and White show many similarities in
terms of themes, frameworks, characters, and settings because not only
did he intend to frame his work in a certain format, leaning on the success
of the former but also he was not fully prepared to create the latter.
Second, Kim Kwang-ju had a negative feeling toward the leadership. He
took a dig at them, creating rich people who have close relation with high
ranking officials, and incompetent candidates for the Assembly. In
particular, he chastised money-oriented people who had accumulated
fortunes in immoral ways and raised their ugly faces in collusion with the
leadership.
Third, Kim Kwang-ju depicted artists as the good ones who accomplish
their artistic goals against all odds. This point is related to his career as
an artist, writer, and cultural event manager in the newspaper company.
It also reflects his belief in the cultural state along with Kim Gu.
Fourty, Bed of Roses and Black and White were written in accordance
with the principles of Chinese knight-errant novels. Kim Kwang-ju look
at the society from the black-and-white or good-and-evil perspective that
“the leadership is evil” and “artists are good”. He tried to deal a hard blow
to the society where black or evil prevails. This has some relation with the
fact that he translated Chinese knight-errant novels in the 1960s.
KW - Kim Kwang-ju;Bed of Roses;Black and White;frame;
newspaper novel;Chinese knight-errant novel
DO -
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Kim,Dong-Yun. (2008). A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White. Korean Language & Literature, 67, 383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun. 2008, "A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White", Korean Language & Literature, no.67, pp.383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun "A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White" Korean Language & Literature 67 pp.383-414 (2008) : 383.
Kim,Dong-Yun. A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White. 2008; 67 : 383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun. "A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White" Korean Language & Literature no.67(2008) : 383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun. A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White. Korean Language & Literature, 67, 383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun. A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White. Korean Language & Literature. 2008; 67 383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun. A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White. 2008; 67 : 383-414.
Kim,Dong-Yun. "A Study of Kim Kwang-ju's Newspaper Novels in the 1950s ― with focus on Bed of Roses and Black and White" Korean Language & Literature no.67(2008) : 383-414.
