Kimdong-ri

A South Korean (Republic of Korea) writer. Born in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Dropped out of Hanshin High School. From his debut works, "Portrait of the Shrine Maiden" (1936) and "Rock" (1936), he was a writer who excelled at depicting the fatefulness of human beings using the folk world as a subject, and after liberation he came into conflict with left-wing literature and became an advocate and practitioner of "pure literature" that was not subjugated to politics. Since then, as a central figure in the literary world, he has served as chairman of the Korean Writers Association in 1970, president of Sorabol Arts University in 1972, and president of the Korea Art Academy in 1981. His representative works include "Orange Chronicles" (1937), "The Station Horse" (1948), "The Cross of the Savant" (1955-56), "Life-Size Buddha" (1961), and "The Voice of the Magpie" (1973).

[Akira Tanaka]

"Kim So-Woon's translation of 'Savant's Cross' (included in 'Modern Korean Literature Selections 2', 1976, Fuyukisha)"

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韓国（大韓民国）の作家。慶尚北道(けいしょうほくどう／キョンサンプクド)慶州(けいしゅう／キョンジュ)出身。儆新(けいしん)高等普通学校中退。デビュー作『巫女図(ふじょず)』（1936）、『岩』（1936）のときから、土俗的な世界を素材に、人間の運命的なものを描き出していくのが本領の作家で、そこから、解放後は左翼文学と対立、政治に隷属せぬ「純粋文学」の主唱者・実践者となった。以後、文壇の中心人物として1970年韓国文人協会の理事長、72年ソラボル芸術大学学長、81年芸術院会長などを歴任した。代表作に『黄土記』（1937）、『駅馬』（1948）、『サヴァンの十字架』（1955～56）、『等身仏』（1961）、『かささぎの声』（1973）など。

［田中　明］

『金素雲訳『サヴァンの十字架』（『現代韓国文学選集2』所収・1976・冬樹社）』

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