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초록

In Kim Seok-beom’s epic novel, Hwasando, his precise portrayal of space and sensitive senses are definitely notable. Space, place, and space movement are very important elements of the story in Hwasando. The setting of Hwasando covers Gyeongseong(Seoul), Mokpo, Busan, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Shimonoseki. Exploring Hwasando is also the process of exploring the author’s awareness of a problem that permeates the space of the work. In fact, Kim Seok-beom was unable to make an on-site survey, but he wrote Hwasando using his memory, imagination, data, and testimony. ‘stow away’ is frequently mentioned material in Hwasando. This work vividly depicts the social and political context in which one has no choice but to choose secret passage and the spirit and desire for secret passage. The vivid description of the secret passage was possible in Hwasando because Kim Seok-beom experienced the secret passage firsthand. What affected Kim Seok-beom as a young man agonizing over the fate of his country was the nationalistic atmosphere of Ikaino, a Korean-town in Osaka. Kim Seok-beom’s career as a writer is deeply imprinted with the place ‘Ikaino’. Hwasando depicts the center of Seoul, food culture and street scenes right after liberation, in great detail. Hwasando clearly reminds us that South Korea is still a place where the shadows of colonialism linger even after liberation, through its dense portrayal of the space in central Seoul, where the remnants of colonialism have been embedded.

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