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The novel HWASANDO, written by Kim Seok Beom, talks about ‘4∙3 Jeju massacre’ and also covers the historical facts among Korean peninsula, Japan, and all around eastern Asia during the time in depth. In this piece of writing, Japan has two sides of positions; as a suzerain region, and also a new place to defect. Another work of Kim Seok Beom written prior to HWASANDO, Death of Crow, mainly talks about what caused ‘4∙3 Jeju massacre’ On the other hand, in HWASANDO, he approaches the same event from the different point of view. The plot of HWASANDO focuses more on how the protagonist tries to prevent the catastrophe from the extreme violent situation, and how to save lives as many as possible. Since Kim Seok Beom released Death of Crow, the main theme of his every work, the question about nihilism, is conveyed to readers through the protagonist of HWASANDO, Lee Bang Guen. Lee Bang Guen makes his decision of joining the riot for self sacrifice as Hamlet throws his life away in Shakespeare, not for the ideal he believes in. However, his decision can be explained by the unique setting of the novel HWASANDO; each individual appeared in the plot can develop the relationship in the dream. Therefore, his will to sacrifice himself inspires him to murder and kill himself at the end. The author’s understanding of freedom and his recognition of history seem to agree with each other. He describes the protagonist’s decision as an unavoidable deed for preventing the division of Korean peninsula as the result of ‘4∙3 Jeju massacre’ Kim Seok Beom’s writings later on expend to a new field, such as the excavation of the killing field in Jeju island appeared in his work.

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金石範の小説󰡔火山島󰡕は済州島4･3事件を主題とする大河小説であり、解放後の朝鮮半島、日本および東アジアの歴史を深く問い直す。この作品において日本はかつての植民地宗主国であるとともに新たな亡命地として二重の位置づけを持つ。󰡔火山島󰡕の原型となった短編小説｢鴉の死｣では済州島の悲劇が求心的に掘り下げられるのに対し、󰡔火山島󰡕には極度に暴力的な状況と対峙して破局を遅らせ、救える限りの命を救おうとする遠心的な力が働いている。｢鴉の死｣以来金石範文学の主要なテーマとなったニヒリズムの問いは、この作品では主人公･李芳根によって体現されている。シェイクスピアのハムレットと同様李芳根は理想を信じて行動に出ることはなく、みずからの命と引き換えにしか叛乱への参加に踏み切ることができない。しかし彼のこの行動は、登場人物たちのあいだの境界が夢のなかで融解するこの作品の論理に則って、分身である他の人物たちの身代わりとなって殺人を行い、自ら命を絶つことを意味していた。このような自由の理解は、4･3事件を祖国の分断を阻止するためのやむを得ざる実力行使とみなす著者の歴史認識と通底している。󰡔火山島󰡕以後の金石範文学は記憶への関心を深め、済州島虐殺跡地の発掘調査に立ち会うなど、さらに新たな境地を切り開いている。