[학술논문] THREAT TO THE FAMILY REVOLUTION IN NORTH KOREA: READING THE INDIVIDUAL IN PAEK NAMRYONG’S FRIEND
According to some North Korean defectors, Paek Namryong’s Pŏt (Friend) caused a sensation among the North Korean readers in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This is not only because of the novelty of bringing a sensitive issue of divorce into the narrative, but also because Paek creatively depicts the raw human nature and emotions through the characters. While the narrative attempts to maintain