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Lemon

Author

Kwon Yeoseon

Publisher

Changbi Publishers, Inc.

Categories

Literature & Fiction

Audience

Adult

Overseas Licensing

Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai

Keywords

  • #thriller
  • #novel
  • #revenge

Copyright Contact

Ally Bang

  • Publication Date

    2019-04-25
  • No. of pages

    208
  • ISBN

    9788936434366
  • Dimensions

    128 * 194
Overview

This novel alternates between the voices of three women at the center of an event, digging further and further into what an unsolved crime leaves behind and asking heavy questions about the meaning of life.

Book Intro

In the summer of 2002, nineteen-year-old Hae-eon was found dead in the park. Seventeen years passed without the culprit being caught. The novel begins with Da-eon imagining a detective interrogating Han Man-woo, who was a suspect at the time. There was one more suspect: Shin Jung-joon, the driver of the car Hae-eon was in the last time she was seen. But Shin Jung-joon had a clear alibi. As such, the case remains open, but the lives of those involved in the tragedy are changed completely. Kwon Yeosun's fourth novel Lemon, which begins with a murder case, is a clear departure from the novels she has written to date. This fascinating mystery narrative has remarkable attraction, instantly pulling the reader into the middle of the story and bringing all the pleasures of the genre.

Hae-eon's little sister Da-eon, the central narrator of the book, was a "child who laughed like a bell on a bike rolling down a hill, ding ding ding ding." But after the incident, her face becomes expressionless, a "mixture of strange images." Eight years later, she decides to visit Han Man-woo, the main suspect in the case. In 2016, when this book was released, the literary critic Jung Hong-soo said, "The depth of the scene where Kim Da-eon enters the house of Han Man-woo is greater than I have ever felt in any other novel before." All the scenes in Han Man-woo's house show what the novel originally meant to say, in a sad and heavy way. Beginning with the murder of a high school girl, the story leads to the question of the existence of God and the meaning of death and life. This flow demonstrates the depth of storytelling that only Kwon Yeosun can achieve.

At the heart of all these events is "the color yellow," represented by the word lemon. The word appeared in a poem written by Sanghee, who Da-eon followed more than her sister. It reminds us of the warm yellow color of the fried eggs that Da-eon ate at Han Man-woo's house. It is the color of the dress worn by her sister Hae-eon. The yellow color of the lemon, which symbolizes the good times that will never come again, leads Da-eon to decide to get revenge. Here is hidden the astonishing twist of the novel.

About the Author

Kwon Yeoseon



Kwon Yeoseon began her literary career in 1996 by winning the 2nd Sangsang Literary Award with her novel, Niche of Green. Her works include the short story collections, The Maiden’s Skirt, The Days of Pink Bows, The Red Fruit in My Garden, The Forest of Nutmeg Trees, and Hello Drunkard; the full-length novels, Legato and The House of Clay; and the books of essays on food, What to Eat Today? She has received the Hankook Ilbo Literary Award, the Dongri Literary Award, the Dongin Literary Award, and the Yi Hyoseok Literary Award.

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