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:''This article deals with the literature of the northern half of the Korean peninsula following the proclamation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 1948. For the literature of Korea before that date, see'': Korean literature. The partition of Korea following the Second World War led to a considerable cross-border movement, which included writers moving from North to South or from South to North. North Korea's subsequent literary tradition was shaped and controlled by the State.〔〔 The "Guidelines for ''Juche'' Literature", published by the official Choson Writers' Alliance (), emphasised that literature must extoll the country's leader, Kim Il-sung, and, later, Kim Jong-il. Only members of the Writers' Alliance are authorised to have their works published.〔 ==Literature of the 20th century== According to "court poet" and now defector Jang Jin-sung, prior to 1994, when Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung was alive, the art of the novel was preeminent. Nearly all the top state honors such as the Kim Il-sung Medal, the Order of Heroic Effort, and the title of Kim Il-sung Associate were awarded to the state's novelists.〔 The novel's length was a perfect medium to expose on the great deeds of Kim Il-sung, who was himself both an avid reader and writer of novels.〔 After his death in 1994, the novel was replaced by poetry, which was largely due to the countries economic problems which made paper very expensive and poetry about the deeds of Dear Leader could be reproduced easily in a single newspaper page.〔 Shorter poetry was most common, while the longer epic genre was restricted to just six poets, who were also the poets laureate of North Korea.〔 Epic poetry (and film) became the chief vehicle of political propaganda under Kim Jong-il.〔 The DPRK Ministry of Culture promoted North Korean literature in Russia and China during the Cold War era. Several Soviet Koreanists published studies on DPRK literature and translations in Russian. Among the novelists translated into Russian and Chinese were: * Ri Ki-Yong, 1895–1984).〔Ivanov, Viktorina Ivanovna (b. 1929) A creative way to Lee Ki-Yong. 1960. The life and work of Lee Ki-Yong. 1962. New Fiction of Korea. Nauka. 1987〕〔(Grave of North Korean Writer Ri Ki Yong )〕 * Hong Myong-Hui, 1888–1968) writer of ''Im Kkokjong'' () based on the life of the Korean nationalist hero Im Kkokjong (d.1562).〔(Grave of North Korean Writer Hong Myong Hui )〕 * Han Sorya author of the novella ''Jackals'' (1951).〔(Grave of North Korean Writer Han Sorya )〕 Works published in ''Choson Munhak'', the Choson Writers' Alliance's monthly literary journal, are accessible by subscription abroad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Korean literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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