Literary Persons Who Left Clear Traces in History of Juche-oriented Art and Literature

World-famous Writer Paek In Jun

Left in our Republic’s history of nearly ８０ years is the name of Paek In Jun, who grew into a world-famous writer beloved by the country and people under the warm care of the Party.

Chairman Kim Jong Il instructed that Paek In Jun wrote a poem if the Party wanted it, an opera when the Party was effecting a radical turn in the production of operas, a film script when the Party was bringing about an upsurge in film production, that no writer wrote nice pieces for all the spheres of literature and arts like him, and that he was a great writer who grew up under the care of President Kim Il Sung.

Paek was born in North Phyongan Province in １９２０.

He devoted himself to studies, dreaming to become a writer.

However, he was drafted to the site of aggression war by the Japanese imperialists.

He, who had a narrow escape from death, became wrapped in endless joy and excitement after liberation upon hearing that President Kim Il Sung had made a triumphant return home.

Paek was honored to work near the President, whom he had longed for even in his dreams, in Pyongyang.

During those days, he wrote a poem in praise of the President.

The President saw that a collection of the poems he wrote in reflection of the reality of the liberated country was brought out.

Paek fought in the past Fatherland Liberation War, wearing a military uniform, and, after the war, conducted full-scale creative activities as a writer.

He came to first receive energetic guidance of the Chairman when creating the feature film "The Path to Awakening".

Afterwards, the Chairman led him to play an important part in carrying out the revolution in film, opera and drama production.

In the fifty-odd years of creation, Paek wrote lots of scenarios and librettos, plays and poems on a high level.

He was a member of the Party Central Committee and deputy to the Supreme People’s Assembly.

He worked as a vice-chairman of the SPA, chairman of the Central Committee of the Writers Union of Korea, etc.

Better still, he led a dignified life as a winner of Order of Kim Il Sung and Kim Il Sung Prize and a labor hero.

The respected Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un called him one of the patriots who devoted his everything to the country and people at the high platform of the Seventh Party Congress.

Paek, who became a world-renowned writer under the care of the Party, is still loved and respected by our people.

Rodong Sinmun