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How Far Did Carus Reach...
: (Japanese) カルスはどのあたり行っただろう…

Author

Bark Buk

Publisher

zangsoo

Categories

Picture Books

Audience

6~8 years old
Youth
Adult

Overseas Licensing

Keywords

  • #parrot
  • #stray cat
  • #crow
  • #freedom
  • #death
  • #dignity
  • #escape
  • #2020 Visiting Japan

Copyright Contact

Bark Uisik

  • Publication Date

    2018-12-21
  • No. of pages

    72
  • ISBN

    9791188984015
  • Dimensions

    185 * 260
Overview

A story about life and death, and the true meaning of existence and freedom.

Book Intro

(Japanese) 誰でもやたらに呼ばれることを拒否する名前のない野良猫と、あらゆる誤解の中で死の鳥と呼ばれるカラス...ある日、ふと彼らに会った鳥籠の中のオウムカルスはその瞬間からうごめく人生の本能と自分に対する深い悩みに陥ります。そしていよいよ!カルスは自由と自存感のため、死も覚悟し鳥籠を抜け出すことになるが...今カルスはどのあたり飛んでいるでしょう...?

 

The poem "Yanya" (演雅), by Huang Tingjian, has the following phrase: "Once a parrot spoke the human language, it was imprisoned in a cage." The story starts with this phrase. A parrot is one of the most beautiful birds, arguably one of the most beautiful animals on Earth. As it is also intelligent and capable of speaking like a human, how can people not leave this creature alone? Parrots are now caught and caged by humans. Their strong points have ironically brought them the misfortune of living in a cage. The protagonist of the story, a parrot named Carus, also lives in a cage. One day, Carus meets a nameless stray cat. The cat lives a life of hardship on the street. Nonetheless, he refuses to be called by his name. And he also meets a crow. He lives his life eating rotten food suffering from prejudices, but he is responsible enough to take care of his old parents. And the weird conversation with a toy bird... To Carus, all of these encounters become a burden. From the conversation he has with the toy bird, he realizes his identity. From the conversation with the stray cat, he understands the instincts that come from hardship in life. And from the conversation with the crow, who he used to consider inferior to him, he gets to know the meaning of death. Afterwards, Carus looks back at the life he was so complacent with, being raised by humans and living inside a cage. Carus starts to think about what his instincts are and finds himself in panic, torn between his identity and his dignity. Carus starts to refuse the food his master brings him and to cause conflicts with other parrots. Then one day, Carus decides to escape, giving up everything he has had in his life so far. But this escape does not guarantee safety, and he might even die in the process. Even so, Carus continues on with his escape, determined... What lies ahead of Carus are dark rain clouds and strong winds as well as eagles... and gunshots from somewhere. How far does Carus make it? And what becomes of him?

About the Author

Bark Buk



(Japanese) イラストレーションと産業デザインを専攻し、100余りの絵本と200余りのキャラクターを制作しました。〔2009年ボローニャ児童図書展〕で韓国を代表するイラストレーターに選定され、パクブック作家のテーマは一貫して*自分の尊厳のための奮闘です。最近の著作では『ジャマル、最後の決闘』、『スミ、ごめんね... 』、『犬が鳴く理由』などがあります。

 

(English) He majored in illustration and industrial design, and was selected as one of the top 102 illustrators representing Korea at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2009. The consistent theme that Park Buk is dealing with is "the struggle for self-dignity," and he says that every challenger who faces the world in itself is a great story and a protagonist of the world.

Selection

Korean Publishers Association, 2019, Liberal Arts Book of this Year for Teenagers


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