Soto Ha Natsu (Tonari No Kuni No Monogatari)

[Machine Translation] My wife says to me late at night, "Let's replace the dirty wallpaper. Their time together, which had been frozen since the accidental death of their young son, begins to move faintly ("Risshwinter"). The top runner in Korean literature depicts seven scenes of grief and loss, including feelings for a lost lover, separation from a beloved dog, and a strange museum that contains a thousand vanishing languages. Included in this collection are the winners of the "Lee Hak Literary Award" and "Young Writers' Prize".

汚れた壁紙を張り替えよう、と妻が深夜に言う。幼い息子を事故で亡くして以来、凍りついたままだった二人の時間が、かすかに動き出す(「立冬」)。いつのまにか失われた恋人への思い、愛犬との別れ、消えゆく千の言語を収めた奇妙な博物館など、韓国文学のトップランナーが描く、悲しみと喪失の七つの光景。韓国「李箱文学賞」「若い作家賞」受賞作を収録。