Аннотация:The plot of the novel «Daughters of pharmacist Kim» covers the period from 1864 to 1930 years. The novel is set against the backdrop of actual historical events, but numerous folk elements, fairy-tale characters present in the novel, does not allow us to classify this work as realistic. So raises the question of the novel genre affiliation. The novel «Daughters of pharmacist Kim» is not just a family drama or a description of a certain historical period through the prism of the ordinary family events. It is multipronged work. Uncover the novel features of Park Kyung-ni «Daughters of pharmacist Kim» became the purpose of this article. Next, the author shows and describes the elements that give to the narration some mystical connotation.
In this paper we show that in the novel Park Kyung-ni «Daughters of pharmacist Kim» folk motifs emerge as one of the foundations for constructing the plot of the novel. We will show which functions are performed by folk motifs in terms of building a plot of the novel, how folk motifs will enhance the audience's attention on developing an event in the dynamics of which the author of roman introduces the specially selected elements of folklore genres.
Keywords: Park Kyung-ni, Daughters of pharmacist Kim, fatalism, the curse, retribution, tragedy, Korean folklore, folk motifs, catharsis, aestheticization.