Artificial Laborers (Translation of Karel Čapek R.U.R., Act 1)
인조노동자(人造勞働者)
박영희 · Korean
Park Yeong-hui (1901~1950, pen name Hoewol) first translated Karel Čapek's R.
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Park Yeong-hui (1901~1950, pen name Hoewol) first translated Karel Čapek's R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920) into Korean, published in Gaebyeok Issue 56, February 1925. This Act 1 of 4 marks the introduction of the term "artificial laborers (injonodongja)" as the Korean rendering of "robot" in Korean science fiction. Editor's note: Park Yeong-hui was one of six founders of KAPF (Korea Artista Proleta Federacio, 1925.8) leading proletarian criticism, but after leaving KAPF in 1933 he collaborated with imperial Japan from 1939, hence listed in the 705 Pro-Japanese Collaborators registry. This work stands as a pivotal milestone in Korean modern science fiction.
Artificial Laborers (Translation of Karel Čapek R.U.R., Act 1)
인조노동자(人造勞働者)
박영희 · Korean
Park Yeong-hui (1901~1950, pen name Hoewol) first translated Karel Čapek's R.
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롯섬 宇宙 人造人 製造會社 工場內 營業本部. 右便 後部에는 入口. 正面 壁에는 工場의 建築物이 보아는 窓. 左便으로는 數個의 事務室. ᄯᅥ민은 큰 책상 압헤 廻轉椅子에 걸타 안젓다. 책상 우에는 電氣 스탠드, 電話, 편지 다는 저울. 等 여러 가지 物件이 노엿다. 左便 壁에는 鐵道汽船의 交通地圖, 큰 日歷, 正午後 數分이 지내고 잇는 時計가 걸렷다. ᄯᅩ한 몃 張의 포스터가 붓텃다. 거긔는 이러한 말을 써서 잇섯다. 이와 가튼 無趣味한 裝飾과는 調和되지 안케, 마루 우에는 燦爛한 土耳其製의 紙氈을 ᄭᅡᆯ엇다. 右側으로 圓形 톄불, 쏘ᅋᅡ, 가죽으로 싼 肱掛 椅子, 책 대신으로 酒瓶을 벌려논 冊棚, 左便에는 金錢出納의 床. ᄯᅥ민은 책상 엽헤 안졋고, 스라는, 타입으라터(寫字機)을 누르고 잇다.
Pagera Editor's Note
Park Yeong-hui (1901~1950, pen name Hoewol) first translated Karel Čapek's R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920) into Korean, published in Gaebyeok Issue 56, February 1925. This Act 1 of 4 marks the introduction of the term "artificial laborers (injonodongja)" as the Korean rendering of "robot" in Korean science fiction. Editor's note: Park Yeong-hui was one of six founders of KAPF (Korea Artista Proleta Federacio, 1925.8) leading proletarian criticism, but after leaving KAPF in 1933 he collaborated with imperial Japan from 1939, hence listed in the 705 Pro-Japanese Collaborators registry. This work stands as a pivotal milestone in Korean modern science fiction.
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