당신 6 (오태규 장편소설)

오태규

전남 순천 출생이다. 조선대 법과를 졸업했다. 고등학교 재학 중에 문교부시행 영어교사시험에 합격했다. 한창때 순 천고, 순천대, 단국대 등에서 영어를 가르쳤다. 1982년 단 편 ‘한려수도’가 월간문학소설신인상에 당선되어 작품 활동 을 시작한 후, 일상적이고 평범한 것에서 크고 비범한 것을 캐내고 아름다움을 빚어내는 독특한 작품을 선보였다.
중단편소설집 ‘해동머리’(2024), ‘작은 불평의 천 국’(1992) ‘제일강산’(2005) ‘종생기’(2008), 장편소설 ‘우시아로 가는 길(1985) ‘친구 줄리앙’(2023) ‘광장의 눈’(2004), ‘당신’ 11권 (2026), 수상록 ‘클럽방문기’(2021) ‘아고니스트 당신‘(2023) 내가 버린 시대’(2010) ‘완벽한 구 멍’(2018) ‘쾌적한 악몽’(1973) 등을 발표했다.
오태규 작품이 주목을 받는 것은 작가의 개성인 문체, 비 단결같이 촘촘하고 섬세하고 유려한 ‘소설문장의 전범’을 볼 수 있기 때문이다. 때론 추리소설 기법의 치밀한 완결성 과 쉬르풍의 실험적이고 탐미적인 작품성이 금상첨화라는 평가를 받았다. 이번에 ‘당신’ 제11권 책 뒤에 ‘오태규 생애 와 작품’을 첨부했다.

작가의 말···························································6

게정 부리는 루저가 아니다································· 13
꿈에 환상을 보았다··········································· 31
오래 사는 것이 재앙이다····································45
두려운 것은 한 방이다 ······································63
가시채의 뒷발질···············································79
말의 사슬이요 오랏줄이다··································97
레종 데타는 종북을 이겨야 한다······················· 109
알몸을 움켜쥔 것은 사실이다··························· 123
투수와 상선약수············································· 137
이제 빼먹을 곶감도 얼마 없다···························151
남현동 미당의 집·············································171
그들은 소설미학의 공적이다···························· 189
눈물항아리 / 넛지의 노래··································211
발등에만 그늘을 내려놓았다···························· 229
두 악동들의 싸움············································ 247
오늘은 웃는다마는·········································· 263
쥐떼를 불러들이는 비법이다···························· 279
포켓속의 언론················································· 291
괜찮아, 사람이 따뜻하니까······························· 305
경사스러운 날에 죽습니다································ 317
아내에게 천국을 보여주소서···························· 335
아픔을 주는 교회 / 기도가 핏방울이더라··········· 349
나는 돌아온 천사였다······································ 371

에필로그························································ 389
‘당신’의 작품해설············································ 397