- Overview
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Not Shawshank Redemption, but Seoshank Redemption! The cheerful cry of a lab rat singing, “Put them all back in place, send them all back!”
- Book Intro
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(English) Seoshank Redemption
Seoshank, who lives as a lab rat in the Winorlose Research Institute, escapes in search of a vegetable garden, but is caught and imprisoned by a cat, Dr Winorlose. Dr Winorlose makes his lab rats perform games every day in his lab. The rats are sick from exhaustion after playing games that are impossible to win, but Dr Winorlose seduces the mice claiming they can win the game if they drink the "Super energy power X" The rats gulp down Super energy power X being deceived by the doctor turns the laboratory into a sea of poop from stomachaches. Seoshank, who succeeded in escaping during the chaos, finds a vegetable garden and eats fresh vegetables as much as he wants, and enjoys peace in his stomach. At that time, he learns of Dr Winorlose’s plan from a newspaper he finds on the floor. Now angered, he decides to save his friends trapped in the lab…
This book, by using lab rats as the main character, the main subjects of animal experiments. And Dr Winorlose as a cat, shows the lives of lab rats as experiments to develop new drugs. However, it turns out that the cat was also a subject being dealt a "bad hand," warning that the selfish "bad hand" given by human beings is the true controlling force behind the experiments
- About the Author
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Lee Young-kyung
(English) Every picture book feels like I’m working on something entirely new, so my mind always shakes and rattles. As I continue to indulge in only trying unfamiliar things, I feel like I will live as a trainee for the rest of my life. I love the scenery of dawn and sunrise as I wake up at around four in the morning, driving around the suburbs without even washing my face.
Previously, I have published 『Seven Friends of the Lady's Room』, 『Half Past Four』, 『What is the Cat's Life?』, and 『Seoshank Redemption』 is my first picture book with Gloyeon.
(Russian) Ли Ёнгён родилась в 1966 году в городе Тэгу, окончила факультет изобразительных искусств Сеульского государственного университета по специальности «восточная живопись». Она является соавтором множества иллюстрированных книг и детских сказок. Художнице нравится совмещать работу с игрой, и она всегда мечтала создавать книги с картинками, чтобы делиться весельем и радостью с другими.