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황제를 위하여 #2
황제를 위하여 2
민음세계문학전집의 한권으로 새로 나온 이문열의 1982년작 장편소설. 1998년 프랑스, 1999년 일본에서 번역 출간된 <황제를 위하여>가 세계문학으로 불릴 조건을 갖추어가고 있다는 증거로 읽힌다.
소설은 제목대로 '황제'에 대한 이야기. '황제'란 자신이 <정감록>에 등장하는 정진인이라는 확고한 믿음을 갖고 일생을 보낸 돈 키호테와 같은 인물이다.
작가는 특유의 유려하고 화려한 문체로 한 인물의 초상을 주변에서부터 서서히 조여가며 그려낸다. 비록 실소를 금치못할 엉뚱한 인물이 '황제'이지만, 의뭉스러운 작가의 필체는 그의 파란만장한 삶 속에서 근대사를 읽어내린다.
<황제를 위하여>는 문학평론가 김현이 "이문열이 지금까지 쓴 것 중에서 가장 뛰어난 소설"이라고도 평했던 작품이다.
소설은 제목대로 '황제'에 대한 이야기. '황제'란 자신이 <정감록>에 등장하는 정진인이라는 확고한 믿음을 갖고 일생을 보낸 돈 키호테와 같은 인물이다.
작가는 특유의 유려하고 화려한 문체로 한 인물의 초상을 주변에서부터 서서히 조여가며 그려낸다. 비록 실소를 금치못할 엉뚱한 인물이 '황제'이지만, 의뭉스러운 작가의 필체는 그의 파란만장한 삶 속에서 근대사를 읽어내린다.
<황제를 위하여>는 문학평론가 김현이 "이문열이 지금까지 쓴 것 중에서 가장 뛰어난 소설"이라고도 평했던 작품이다.
264 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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Yi Mun-Yol
72 books54 followersYi Mun-yol (born May 18, 1948) is a South Korean writer.
Yi Mun-yol was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948, but the outbreak of the Korean War and his father's defection to North Korea forced his family to move about until they settled in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the ancestral seat of his family. The fact that his father defected dramatically affected his life, as he was seen and treated as "the son of a political offender," and was "passed around among relatives[.] After dropping out of the College of Education of Seoul National University in 1970, Yi Mun-yol made his literary debut through the annual literary contests of the Daegu Maeil Newspaper in 1977, and the Dong-A Ilbo in 1979. On being awarded the prestigious "Today's Writer Award" for The Son of Man in 1979, Yi emerged as the most noteworthy writer of the time. The Son of Man explores the theme of the complex relationship between God and humanity in light of the finite nature of human existence inadvertently cast in infinite universe, through the eyes of the protagonist who is doubtful of the Christian Weltanschauung. From 1994 to 1997, he taught Korean language and literature at Sejong University. Since 1999, he has also served as the head of Buak Literary Center, a residential program for budding writers. He is currently a chair professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
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* Yi Mun-Yol
* 이문열 (Korean Profile)
Yi Mun-yol was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1948, but the outbreak of the Korean War and his father's defection to North Korea forced his family to move about until they settled in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the ancestral seat of his family. The fact that his father defected dramatically affected his life, as he was seen and treated as "the son of a political offender," and was "passed around among relatives[.] After dropping out of the College of Education of Seoul National University in 1970, Yi Mun-yol made his literary debut through the annual literary contests of the Daegu Maeil Newspaper in 1977, and the Dong-A Ilbo in 1979. On being awarded the prestigious "Today's Writer Award" for The Son of Man in 1979, Yi emerged as the most noteworthy writer of the time. The Son of Man explores the theme of the complex relationship between God and humanity in light of the finite nature of human existence inadvertently cast in infinite universe, through the eyes of the protagonist who is doubtful of the Christian Weltanschauung. From 1994 to 1997, he taught Korean language and literature at Sejong University. Since 1999, he has also served as the head of Buak Literary Center, a residential program for budding writers. He is currently a chair professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
(from Wikipedia)
Associated Names:
* Yi Mun-Yol
* 이문열 (Korean Profile)
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