金在湧

Kim Jae-yong is a scholar-author devoted to research on the relationship between Korean literature and China. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background remain unconfirmed. Judging from the four works held in the library, his research interests center on the interaction between modern and contemporary Korean literature and China and East Asia, with particular attention to the connection between Korean proletarian literature and Northeast China, as well as the compilation and study of literary materials from the Manchukuo period. His representative works include Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature and China, East Asia, Korean Proletarian Literature and Northeast China, Compilation and Research of Literary Materials from the Manchukuo Period (Research Volume: Modern Korean Literature and “Manchukuo”), and Modern Korean Literature and China. These works are mostly classified under literary appreciation, language and writing, and social culture. His writing is distinguished by meticulous historical source organization and cross-cultural comparison, with an emphasis on restoring the dissemination and transformation of literature in specific historical contexts. He provides a solid documentary foundation for understanding Sino-Korean literary exchange and holds reference value in related fields.