일본의 배외주의에 맞선 재일작가 이용덕(李龍德)의 문학

Abstract

This paper considers the representation of discrimination and hatred in Lee Yong􋹲 deok's debut novel, “Call me when you want to die”(2014), and thinks about the problem of ‘Hate Speech’ in the recent work “Before You Stab Me with a bamboo spear”(2020). His works criticize the extreme exclusionism of Japan including Zaitokukai(在特会) antagonizing Zainichi Koreans. Lee Yong􋹲deok is a Zainich Korean writer who found the reason for his literature against the exclusionism of Japan. In particular, it is worth noting that “Before You Stab Me With A Bamboo” focuses more on showing various thoughts and different ways of responding to the exclusionism of Japan, rather than on the conflict and confrontation between the Japanese and the Zainichi Koreans. In addition to the main characters who fought against exclusionists or pursued the establishment of ideal community in Korea, there are many characters who show different lives of Zainichi Koreans living in an age of discrimination and hatred. Lee Yong􋹲deok’s literature shows a generational shift in Zainichi Korean literature by creating an independent and active narrative against the extreme and widespread exclusionism of Japan.