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Through the Spring Night

Author

Jung Mihyung

Publisher

SANZINI

Categories

Literature & Fiction

Audience

Adult

Overseas Licensing

Keywords

  • #Midlife; life and death; recipient of 2019 Hyeon Jin-geon Literary Award; Winner of the gold award in fiction at 2018 Gyeongbuk Ilbo Literary Contest

Copyright Contact

Kang Sugeul

  • Publication Date

    2020-10-15
  • No. of pages

    240
  • ISBN

    9788965456742
  • Dimensions

    125 * 205
Overview

A story of an old poet living the latter part of her life, “Through the Spring Night” is a delicate and lyrical narrative that encapsulates one’s relationship with life, the advent of death, and the withering of dreams and desires.

Book Intro

In "The Man Who Disappeared into the Wall," the first-person protagonist reflects on her discomforting and suspicious marriage. She is convinced that her husband has disappeared into a wall. The husband is deeply connected with K, to the point that it feels as if he represents K. One day, the husband brings home cat-patterned wallpaper, a gift from K. Then the husband disappears into the wall with the wallpaper.

The lead work, "Through the Spring Night," portrays the spring day of an old poet. One day, the old poet's next-door neighbor begins working in her garden. The poet's uneventful days are filled with noise, and the poet examines his life and impending death.

"By Your Side, Forever" is a story about a man attempting to face the meaninglessness of existence and discover the purpose of life as he reads letters left by his wife who died in an accident. Despite a life besmeared with wounds, he begins to open up and communicate with another person who is like him.

"The Taste of Watermelon" depicts a married couple's trouble that begins one summer with a watermelon. A distant cousin and her spouse visit a newlywed with a watermelon, requesting them to cosign a loan. The husband, who was craving sweet, chilled watermelon, signs the loan document without hesitation after devouring the watermelon.

"A Yellow Light" is a story about the Port of Busan. The protagonist has fond memories of the sea and boats from when he used to hang out with his friends during his childhood. Years later, he visits his relative who has shut himself off from the world due to depression. Visiting the port, the protagonist watches the yellow light that supported his childhood.

In "Rubber Tree Story," the protagonist feels regretful watching her younger sibling who hasn't found his place in life. One day, the protagonist reflects on her childhood, looking at a rubber tree left behind in an abandoned building. The life, represented by a rubber tree, is noteworthy.

In "Nail Mark," the protagonist reflects on the tortuous life that his deceased mother lived as he wallpapers the apartment that she left behind. The man can't bring himself to sell his mother's house. As he pulls out the nails left by former tenants, he reflects on his own life.

About the Author

Jung Mihyung



Born in the South Korean coastal city of Jinhae, Jung Mihyung is a resident of Busan, another port city. She made her literary debut with "Your Seven Bags," which won the New Writer's Award in Spring 2009, and she published a collection of short stories Your Seven Bags in 2017. Jung received the golden award at the Gyeongbook Literature Competition in 2018 with the short story "Rubber Tree Story" and received an excellency award with "Through Spring Night." Two of her pieces, "My Pearl Sisters," and "Through Spring Night" were dramatized by KBS Radio Literature. Jung has published several short stories in periodicals including Writer and Society and Good Novels.

Recommendation

"Novelist Kang Seok-kyeong, 2020 ""Through the Spring Night"" depicts elderly life with dense language. The literary value of this short story comes from the insights into the anxiety that encroaches on human life until the day we die -- like fine cracks that take over a peaceful old tea cup. The dispassionate waves of life are inclement. "


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