- Overview
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This is a collection of stories that capture the true power of imagination.
- Book Intro
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This is the second collection of stories by Kim Seong-joong, published four years after Comedian. This collection conveys a sense of power behind the author's creativity for building literary worlds and delivers readers a subtle blend of fantasy and reality by bridging his free and unique imagination with realism. The collection's eight short stories about people entrenched in desire treat readers with tales that only Kim can tell, phasing between reality and imagination, as well as pain and joy.
It includes works such as Border Market, a story about a man who sells his memories to purchase goods, and Kumun, a story about a disease that shortens one's lifespan in exchange for super intelligence. Also featured is Eva and Agnes, a story about the friendship between Eva, a promising model who loses the light in her life due to a traffic accident, and Agnes, a photojournalist on the streets of a conflict zone.
- About the Author
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Kim Sungjoong
Kim Sungjoong was born in Seoul in 1975. He graduated from Myongji University with a degree in Creative Writing. Kim made his literary debut in 2008 with his short story Give Me Back my Chair winning the Joong-Ang New Writer's Literary Award. Collections of stories created by Kim Sungjoong include Comedian.
