- Overview
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This novel tells the story of a woman's double marriage.
- Book Intro
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This winner of the 2nd World Literary Awards examines exclusive love and marriage in today's society through the story of a married woman who marries another man.
The book paints a picture of the extraordinary love of an ordinary man who chooses to love, date, and marry to be happier. Deok-hun, a typical salary man, falls in love with and marries In-a, a freelancer whom he meets through work. However, In-a falls in love with another man after marriage. Claiming to love both Deok-hun and her new-found interest, she continues her married lives with both men simultaneously.
- About the Author
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Park Hyunwook
Park Hyunwook was born in Seoul in 1967 and graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Sociology. Park made his literary debut in 2001 by winning the Munhakdongne Writer's Award with his novel A World Without a Virgin, a growth story of a teenage boy who thinks having sex is the only way to become an adult, which showed the author's literary potential. Through his works including the story collection The Woman's Bed and novels such as My Wife Just Got Married and The Bird, Park has presented the world of his literature which cynically spots the life and social conditions of urban people in the current generation, ranging freely from seriousness to humorous manner.
