Zainichi (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] I was born in 1950, the year the Korean War began. Why were my parents' countries divided? Why are we "miserable"? I was faced with the two problems of "zainichi" and "homeland" in my youth, and decided to give up my Japanese name, "Tetsuo Nagano," and take on the name "Kang Sang-jung. This is my first autobiography, in which I look back on my life as a second-generation zainichi and write about my feelings toward first-generation zainichi who have lived the harsh life that history has forced upon them. Significant additions have been made to the book in order to make it a collectible edition.

一九五〇年、朝鮮戦争が始まった年にわたしは生まれた。なぜ父母の国は分断されたのか。なぜ自分たちは「みすぼらしい」のか。「在日」と「祖国」、ふたつの問題を内奥に抱えながら青年期を迎えたわたしは、日本名「永野鉄男」を捨て「姜尚中」を名乗る決意をした。在日二世として生きてきた半生を振り返り、歴史が強いた苛酷な人生を歩んだ在日一世への想いを綴った初の自伝。文庫化にあたり大幅に加筆。