이 글은 김학철이 평양에서 발표했던 미발굴 소설 「항일 영웅」을 찾아 됨됨이를 소개하고자 한 것이다. 첫째, 「항일 영웅」은 1946년 12월 22일부터 29일까지 6회에 걸쳐 『로동신문』에 연재되었다. 조선의용대 대원으로 특출한 공훈을 세우고 희생당한 두 영웅, 곧 최지남과 문명철의 영웅지(英雄誌)를 병렬시킨 작품이다. 최지남은 1942년 초여름, 중국군 전사와 둘이서 왜군 중대 병력을 맞아 결연히 싸우다 산화했다. 무공뿐 아니라 지략이 뛰어났던 문명철은 1943년 4월에 순국했다. 둘째, 최지남 영웅지는 전쟁 준비 활동을 보여 주는 도입부와 최지남의 순국 현장 목격담인 전개부로 이원화한 짜임새를 갖추었다. 그 가운데 눈인 목격담 안쪽 이야기는 서울에서 발표했다고 알려진 「구멍 뚫린 맹원증」을 확대, 변형시킨 것으로 보인다. 셋째, 문명철 영웅지는 침착한 품성과 괴상한 취미를 일깨워 주는 전기적 회상과 특장인 정훈전 활약상을 담은 일화적 예시로 짜여 있다. 그를 빌려 전투 영웅인 최지남에 문명철을 맞세웠다. 넷째, 「항일 영웅」의 이야기된 시간은 1938년 조선의용대 창립부터 을유광복까지 걸친다. 이야기하는 시간은 최지남의 순국 현장 목격담을 들려 주는 짧은 시간, 문명철이 거짓 첩보로 적을 골리는 정훈전이 일어난 하룻밤 사이 시간이다. 신문 연재물이라는 조건은 그것을 담은 작품 겉꼴과 줄거리 전개에 영향을 주었다. 표현에서 느슨한 자리가 보이는데, 광복기 현실에서 김학철이 놓여 있었던 과도적 양상을 엿보게 한다. 두 사람의 영웅지를 빌려 조선의용대의 빛나는 사적이 묻히지 않도록 증언하고자 한 「항일 영웅」의 발굴로 김학철의 평양 시기 작품은 여덟 편으로 는다.

Kim Hakchul stayed at Seoul for a year, and then stayed at Pyongyang for four years from 1946 to 1950. After his stay at Pyongyang, he went back to China. This study aims to introduce the novel Hero of Anti-Japanese War that has not been known so far. First, a serial in six installments of Hero of Anti-Japanese War was published in Rodong Sinmun from 22 December 1946 to 29 December 1946. This work paratactically describes stories of two heroes Cheo Jinam and Mun Myung chul who performed meritorious deeds as a The Korean Volunteer Army. Cheo Jinam died in a battle with Chinese company at early summer in 1942. Mun Myungchul died in April 1943. He was calm and resourceful so he was outstanding in information warfare. Second, Cheo Jinam’s heroic narrative is divided into two parts. The introduction part describes The Korean Volunteer Army soldier’s effort to prepare war and the development part focuses on eyewitnesser of the death of Cheo Jinam. Among two parts, the development part is the essential. It seems that this part is the modified version of A punctured membership card was published in Seoul. Third, Mun Myung chul’s heroic narrative is also divided into two parts. First part is biographical part that describes his calm characteristic and weird hobbies. Second part is episodic part that is about his activity in information warfare. He put information warfare hero Mun Myung chul and battle hero Cheo Jinam in a row by this structure. Fourth, story time of Hero of Anti-Japanese War ranges from foundation of The Korean Volunteer Army(1938) to death of the two heroes(1943). The period of telling time is short in both stories. Form of the work and development of story were highly affected by the condition that this work was a serial story in a newspaper. t the same time, there are some unnatural expression in the work because the author was in the period of transition. Hero of Anti-Japanese War tries to record historically great services of The Korean Volunteer Army by telling stories of two heroes. By this study, I hope researcher to have more interest on early works of Kim Hakchul.

Kim Hakchul stayed at Seoul for a year, and then stayed at Pyongyang for four years from 1946 to 1950. After his stay at Pyongyang, he went back to China. This study aims to introduce the novel Hero of Anti-Japanese War that has not been known so far. First, a serial in six installments of Hero of Anti-Japanese War was published in Rodong Sinmun from 22 December 1946 to 29 December 1946. This work paratactically describes stories of two heroes Cheo Jinam and Mun Myung chul who performed meritorious deeds as a The Korean Volunteer Army. Cheo Jinam died in a battle with Chinese company at early summer in 1942. Mun Myungchul died in April 1943. He was calm and resourceful so he was outstanding in information warfare. Second, Cheo Jinam’s heroic narrative is divided into two parts. The introduction part describes The Korean Volunteer Army soldier’s effort to prepare war and the development part focuses on eyewitnesser of the death of Cheo Jinam. Among two parts, the development part is the essential. It seems that this part is the modified version of A punctured membership card was published in Seoul. Third, Mun Myung chul’s heroic narrative is also divided into two parts. First part is biographical part that describes his calm characteristic and weird hobbies. Second part is episodic part that is about his activity in information warfare. He put information warfare hero Mun Myung chul and battle hero Cheo Jinam in a row by this structure. Fourth, story time of Hero of Anti-Japanese War ranges from foundation of The Korean Volunteer Army(1938) to death of the two heroes(1943). The period of telling time is short in both stories. Form of the work and development of story were highly affected by the condition that this work was a serial story in a newspaper. t the same time, there are some unnatural expression in the work because the author was in the period of transition. Hero of Anti-Japanese War tries to record historically great services of The Korean Volunteer Army by telling stories of two heroes. By this study, I hope researcher to have more interest on early works of Kim Hakchul

Kim Hakchul, Hero of Anti-Japanese War, North Korean literature, Korean-Chinese Literature, The Korean Volunteer Army, Cheo Jinam, Mun Myung chul