Categories | Literary magazine |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Founded | 1953 |
Final issue | 1970 |
Country | South Korea |
Based in | Seoul |
Language | Korean |
Sasanggye ( Korean: 사상계; lit. World of Thought) was a monthly South Korean leftist literary magazine which was in circulation between 1953 and 1970. It was subject to censorship several times during its run.
Sasanggye was started in 1953. [1] The magazine came out monthly, [2] and its headquarters was in Seoul. [3] The first issue of the magazine had a circulation of 3,000 copies. [4] Following the Korean War The Asia Foundation which was established in San Francisco, USA, in 1951 supported several South Korean publications and cultural projects, including Sasanggye. [5]
Sasanggye featured literary work by leading Korean writers. The monthly also covered political content one of which was the detailed analysis of the Political Parties Act in the 1960s. [2] It initiated a prize for Kim Dong-in, Korean writer, in 1955 four years after his death. [6] Kim Seungok published two short stories in the magazine. [7] Kim Chi-ha's poem Five Thieves was published in the magazine in 1970 which led to its confiscation. [8] Shortly after this incident Sasanggye folded in 1970. [1]