Nabi T'aryong and Other Stories(Korean Diaspora Literature)
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An Ethnic Korean Woman in Japan Struggles to Find Her Identity
When she utters “our country,” which does she mean, Korea or Japan? Lee Yang-ji’s short stories “Yuhi” and “Nabi T’ary?ng” portray the agony and inner conflict of Zainichi (ethnic Koreans residing in Japan) who find themselves considered strangers both in Korea and Japan.
“Yuhi” features the eponymous protagonist going to Korea in search of her roots as does Aiko, the main character of “Nabi T’ary?ng.” Both women grow frustrated after realizing that they are considered marginal persons who can be neither Korean nor Japanese.
The two works vividly show traces of the writer’s agonizing search for her identity and feelings of ambivalence as a second-generation Zainichi. Through these autobiographical stories, she uses her personal problems to brilliantly explore the realm of ethnic identity and language.
Included Works
Nabi T’ary?ng (Nabi taryon, 1982)
The Diver (Kazukime, 1983)
My Brother, Gone Before Me (Anigoze, 1983)
Yuhi (Yuhi, 1988)
When she utters “our country,” which does she mean, Korea or Japan? Lee Yang-ji’s short stories “Yuhi” and “Nabi T’ary?ng” portray the agony and inner conflict of Zainichi (ethnic Koreans residing in Japan) who find themselves considered strangers both in Korea and Japan.
“Yuhi” features the eponymous protagonist going to Korea in search of her roots as does Aiko, the main character of “Nabi T’ary?ng.” Both women grow frustrated after realizing that they are considered marginal persons who can be neither Korean nor Japanese.
The two works vividly show traces of the writer’s agonizing search for her identity and feelings of ambivalence as a second-generation Zainichi. Through these autobiographical stories, she uses her personal problems to brilliantly explore the realm of ethnic identity and language.
Included Works
Nabi T’ary?ng (Nabi taryon, 1982)
The Diver (Kazukime, 1983)
My Brother, Gone Before Me (Anigoze, 1983)
Yuhi (Yuhi, 1988)
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Yuhi
The Diver
My Brother, Gone Before Me
Nabi T'ary?ng: A Mourning Butterfly
The Diver
My Brother, Gone Before Me
Nabi T'ary?ng: A Mourning Butterfly
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저자
Lee Yangji
Yangji (Yoshie Tanaka, 1955-1992)
A second-generation Zainichi (ethnic Korean residing in Japan) novelist, artist, and folk dancer, Lee Yangji used writing as one of many creative outlets to explore her experience as an outsider in both Japanese and Korean society. She studied in Korean literature and performance at Waseda University in Tokyo and later at Seoul National University, where she wrote "Nabi T'ary?ng." In 1989, she became the first Zainichi woman to receive the Akutagawa Prize "Yuhi," the last novel she published during her lifetime.
In 1992, Lee died at age 37 from acute myocarditis, and her final novel Ishi no koe was published posthumously. To mark the 30th year of her passing, Yangji Lee Selection and Kotoba no Tsue: Lee Yangji Essay Collection were published in 2022.
A second-generation Zainichi (ethnic Korean residing in Japan) novelist, artist, and folk dancer, Lee Yangji used writing as one of many creative outlets to explore her experience as an outsider in both Japanese and Korean society. She studied in Korean literature and performance at Waseda University in Tokyo and later at Seoul National University, where she wrote "Nabi T'ary?ng." In 1989, she became the first Zainichi woman to receive the Akutagawa Prize "Yuhi," the last novel she published during her lifetime.
In 1992, Lee died at age 37 from acute myocarditis, and her final novel Ishi no koe was published posthumously. To mark the 30th year of her passing, Yangji Lee Selection and Kotoba no Tsue: Lee Yangji Essay Collection were published in 2022.
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