붓 가는 데로의 여행 (장호병의 수필 깊이 읽기)

장호병

·도서출판북랜드,계간《문장》발행인
·대구과학대학교겸임교수역임
·대구교육대학교평생교육원외래교수
·사)한국수필가협회명예이사장

□저서
·수필집『웃는연습』,『하프플라워』,『실키의어느하루』,『너인듯한나』,『눈부처』
·영문에세이집『HalfFlower』
·평론집『로고스＠카오스』,『붓가는데로의여행』
·이론서『글,맛있게쓰기』

□수상
·1998년제2회대구수필문학상
·2007년대구문학상
·2016년대구예술상대구시장표창
·2018년대구시문화상(문학부문)
·2020년제39회조연현문학상
·2022년올해의수필인상

책머리에│수필,지향점은붓가는데…4

선돌길키다리소나무이야기··········································009
고재동수필집『낮달에들킨마음』
현신불現身佛을마주하는삶과문학···································033
곽명옥수필집『그초록을다시만나고싶다』
삶의기도이자,행복론···················································048
곽태조수필집『그때』
세계의자아화,자아의세계화·········································064
권춘수수필집『울창한숲을바라보며』
경계를품는선비정신····················································082
김기부에세이집『산도붉고물도붉고』
제3의눈에비친행복론·················································097
박귀영수필집『마음만받을게요』
시공으로교직한‘나’의탐구여행·····································113
박영순수필집『낙화』
삶속의문학,문학속의삶··············································131
방종현수필집『은밀한방』
본래적삶을찾아가는실존의여정···································143
서미숙수필집『남의눈에꽃이되게』
개별성을보편성으로승화한지행합일······························160
석오균수필집『회초리』
붓가는‘데’로의자아화··················································177
성병조수필집『새벽바라기』
객관적현상의내면화,주관적정서의형상화·····················188
은종일작품깊이읽기
독자서비스에충실한작품세계·······································198
이규석에세이집『신명난탈출』
기도의삶,삶의기도······················································208
이태옥수필집『장수나무』
우화羽化를꿈꾸는삶과문학············································224
임재문수필집『꼭!봐요!』
모성으로닿은덕德의세계··············································237
전미라수필집『꿈을따라걷는길』
문학보다더문학적인삶················································250
조태영수필집『가보지않은길』

저자는책에서오늘날한국에서의수필장르가“상상과창의적사고를기반으로작가의사적주관을객관화시키는미적창작물로발전되어”가고있음을정의하고,이러한수필문학의지향점을‘붓가는데로’로설정한다.
“‘붓가는대로’가누구에게나가능한경지는아니다.명배우가관객에게들키지않듯,‘붓가는대로’는자연스럽게자신의삶이나철학을담아내라는뜻이다.그러나지향점은‘붓가는데로’이다.”

또한,저자는“‘붓가는데로’는객관적현상또는대상을내면화하는동시에자신의주관적정서를객관화시키려는수필가의정교한의도이자작가정신”이라고명료화하고있다.
이책은‘붓가는데로’떠나는깊이있고즐거운수필여행서이다.17명의작가가구현한각양각색수필세계에관해해박한수필이론과따스한애정의시선을담아이야기하는저자의평론은한편한편이의미와재미를정교하게교직한수필깊이읽기가이드이다.
저자는이책에서“글이곧그사람(뷔퐁)”,“삶속에투영된문학,문학에반영된삶”이라는전제아래작가들의삶과문학을연계하여개별작품세계를세심하게살핀다음,개개작품집의진정한가치와탁월한성과를찾아낸다.

-동화적문장속에주관과객관,감성과지성,그리고재미와의미…(p32.『낮달에들킨마음』고재동편)
-‘어버이처럼살핌’이라는렌즈를통과한세계관으로귀결한다.상선약수처럼.(p38.『그초록을다시만나고싶다』곽명옥편)
-존재하는대로의세계라기보다본대로존재하는세계…꿈꾸는세계이자그의간절한기도인것(p60.『그때』곽태조편)
-소와의관계를통해세상을자아화하고,가족이라는울타리를통한자아를세계를자아화하는두축…(p81.『울창한숲을바라보며』권춘수편)
-격동의세월…어떻게세상과관계를맺고,경계는어떻게품으면서선비정신의균형을잡고있는지…(p84.『산도붉고물도붉고』김기부편)
-제3의눈,독자의시선과합일을이룬다는점…(p112.『마음만받을게요』박귀영편)
-우발적존재로서인간인나에대한탐구…우리삶에대한탐구…(p114.『낙화』박영순편)
-대중과교감할수있는자전적요소…우리의삶속에문학이보다깊이파고들고있다는증거…(p133.『은밀한방』방종현편)
-본래적삶을찾아가는실존의여행…실존적삶과후천적본질,이양자를조율하는작업…(p159.『남의눈에꽃이되게』서미숙편)
-우리개별존재들이취하는무수한카오스의현상을관통하는코스모스,석오균표보편성발견…(p162.『회초리』석오균편)
-자아로의여행이다.그리고중간귀착지는‘붓가는데’이다.메시지가분명한자아로의여행을읽을수있어…(p178.『새벽바라기』성병조편)
-삶이란무엇인가라는근원적인질문에대한천착과작품의미학적완성을지향하는노력…(p189.「은종일작품깊이읽기」편)
-추상적주제를들려주는게아니라보여주려는형상화노력…독자서비스…(p203.『신명난탈출』이규석편)
-삶은기도요,한편의수필은기도문…(p223.『장수나무』이태옥편)
-구속에서자유를갈망하던작가,…그진정한의미를알았기에담장안과밖을넘나들면서자아완성을위한우직한발걸음…(p235.「꼭!봐요!』임재문편)
-붓가는곳이곧작가가꿈꾸는세상…전미라작가의꿈과삶이모성에닿아있음이느껴진다.(p243.『꿈을따라걷는길』전미라편)
-체험적자기고백이라는수필문학의한계를뛰어넘는,삶을관조하고해석함으로써인생을궁구하는삶의진정성(p254.『가보지않은길』조태영편)

좋은수필이란무엇이며어떠한것인지,수필본래의진정한맛과멋은무엇인지,수필의가치를온전히알고,그감동을누릴수있도록인도하는친절한책『붓가는데로의여행』.
수필을제대로알고,깊이읽고,잘쓰고싶은누구나이평론집을통해자신의목적을달성할수있을것이다.