#77 – Janet Poole on Korean literature in the late colonial period
Channel: Korea and the World
Date: 2016-11-28

From 1910 to 1945, Japan ruled over the Korean Peninsula and tried to assimilate the Korean people into its empire. Part of this ambition was the suppression of the native language. Despite these circumstances, local authors produced insightful fictional works. We spoke to Professor Janet Poole about these works and their reception.

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