Abstract

Labor writer Lee In-hwi’s ‘Buron River’ clearly reveals ‘Buron-ness’ through the journey of the space called ‘Buron’ becoming a place from a minority anti-capitalist, other-oriented perspective. In the Anthropocene, where locality is highlighted and reflection on human-centered and human exceptional thinking is required, this novel moves away from people-centered and focuses on communication and response with nature such as trees, rivers, and land, and the meaning of historical figures and relics/remains between humans and humans. It presents an inhumane turn while providing equal and fair consideration and placement. Buron-myeon, Wonju-si, where the writer from Seoul happened to settle, is a place where self-care and wound healing are realized, and it contains topographical and historical significance with the characteristics of motherhood and inclusiveness of the Namhan River, Seom River, Chiaksan Mountain, Baekunsan Mountain, and Mireuksan Mountain. ‘Dream Seekers’, a bar and active community created by people from outside, is a place where self-sufficiency through communal farming, samulnori, caring for others, and local culture take place.Those who want to reflect on the use of land, which was a means of human profit, and escape from capitalism, overcome their wounds and open their hearts in Buron. The setting of a community made up of outsiders and strangers rather than natives or locals allows us to escape from the limitations of regional bias and a sense of home that is overly romanticized and portrayed only as beautiful and positive. In the Buron area, love of place and love of life are expressed through physical harmony with nature, such as thousand-year-old zelkova trees, a river that embraces and allows infinitely, and an abandoned temple site with solitude and mystery. In the literary representation of the Buron region, humans, Nature and history are arranged fairly and balancedly. “Buron River,” in which space is specifically transformed into a place, is evaluated as a very unique and original regional ecology (life) novel that highlights the identity of Buron, Wonju City, clearly and clearly enough to become a model.

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