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Feature of the Depiction of the Kwangju Uprising in Han Kang’s Novel “Human Acts”
- Autores: Sitnikova D.V.1, Soboleva N.V.1,2
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Afiliações:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Moscow State Pedagogical University
- Edição: Nº 10(904) (2025)
- Páginas: 132-139
- Seção: Literary criticism
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/352420
- ID: 352420
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Historical events are a frequent theme in works of fiction. The purpose of this study is to analyse the ways of representation of a historical event, namely the 1980 Gwangju People’s Uprising, in the novel Human Acts by the contemporary South Korean writer Han Gang. The method of comparative-historical analysis, semiotic and interpretive methods are used to fulfil the purpose. The study revealed that the main features of the novel are: the focus not on the scale of the event but on the individual, the detailed description of human suffering, the interweaving of the memories of witnesses of the uprising with fiction, the author’s desire to give a voice to those who died and suffered during the uprising.
Sobre autores
Daria Sitnikova
Moscow State Linguistic University
Autor responsável pela correspondência
Email: dariastn@outlook.com
PhD student at the Department of Russian and Foreign Literature, Lecturer at the Department of Oriental Languages
RússiaNadezhda Soboleva
Moscow State Linguistic University; Moscow State Pedagogical University
Email: saybl@list.ru
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Department of Russian and World Literature, Moscow State Linguistic University; Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Literature, Moscow State Pedagogical University
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