PAK KYONG-NI’S CREATIVE WORKSHOP (1926–2008): A LOOK AT LIFE AND LITERATURE

Abstract

This paper examines lecture notes of the Korean writer Pak Kyong-ni, the author of the multi-volume epic novel Land. This notebook of lectures has not been studied in Russia and has not been translated into Russian, but its contents are included in the elective course called Features of Pak Kyong-ni’s artistic worldview, which is read to senior students of the Department of Korean Studies at St. Petersburg State University. The writer outlined all the most important points for understanding her creative path and expressed her thoughts about the purpose of literature. From this point of view, it is interesting to examine the author’s views against the background of the historical and socio-cultural context of that period (early 90s of the last century) and to identify both the universal and author’s vision of literary creativity. The study is relevant due to the growth of scientific and public interest to modern South Korean literature and to the problems of intercultural communications.