Let’s Become Dazzling Heroes of Capitalism: South Korean Perspectives on Japanese “Business Novels” in the 1970s and 1980s (NADESCHDA BACHEM)

Abstract
After the overthrow of President Rhee Syngman (Yi Sŭngman) in 1960, South Korea experienced a boom in translations of Japanese literature. Japanese fiction has remained popular ever since, but the reception of these texts has always responded to the needs of the times. This article investigates South Korean perspectives on the popular fiction genre of “business novels” during the 1970s a...