The Identity of a Young Intellectual of Colonial Korea

• Main Author: Kim, Jooyoung
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: colonial diaspora; colonized self; diasporic identity; hybrid identity; Japanese imperialism; Korean writers in Japan; virtual identities
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss28/13; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2118/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n28_2017_5D_204.4_ForumKritika_Kim.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article explores the theme of diasporic identity as represented in Into the Light (1933), a novel written in the Japanese language by the Korean writer Sa-ryang Kim (1914-1950). The story is set in the days of Japanese imperialism and revolves around the relationship between Minami sensei, a yo...