- Overview
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- Book Intro
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Grandfather and grandmother lived in a small town with a train station. They were always friendly, holding hands tightly, having small conversations with each other and laughing. The warm-hearted grandfather was the husband and only friend to the shy grandmother. Then one day, they find out that the grandfather has terminal lung cancer and passes away leaving the grandmother. Left alone, the grandmother gradually loses her memories and ability to speak due to the sense of loss of her precious person. She only misses Grandpa and starts draw-ing circles.
Through the traditional Korean candy, Okchun-dang, which is the prettiest candy put on the ancetral rite table, a granddaughter remembers the love of a grand-father and grandmother who can no longer meet. The story at first is sweet like the colorful round Okchun-dang candy but as the story develops it also contains a beautiful and heartbreaking love that will bring tears to the eyes of readers.
- About the Author
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Jung-soon Go
(English) Born in Seoul, Jung-soon Go spent her childhood around the Sorae port, Incheon. She lived in a room at the back of a game arcade. She draws the things that she cannot describe with words and writes about other things that are hard to express in a drawing. Goh’s works include Guard Up, A Wire Elephant, The Most Wonderful Day, Cotton Pants of Mr. Cotton, Super Cats, Jeombogi, Kkamjeongi and a collection of prose, I'm Fine.
(Russian) Писатель и художник Ко Чонсун родилась в Сеуле и провела детство в Инчхоне в подсобке игрового зала. Она рисует то, о чём невозможно написать, и пишет о том, что невозможно нарисовать. Она является автором иллюстрированных книг «Прекрасный день», «Дядя ватные штаны», «Кошка из магазина», «Пятныш и Черныш», «Проволочный слон» и сборника прозы «Всё в порядке».
(Japanese) 人が生きるために必要なものを考え、絵本を作る作家。これまで絵と文を書いた絵本に『玉春糖』、『お母さんなんで来ない』、『お父さんは私が守ってあげるよ』、『最高の素敵な日』、『ジョンボクとカムジョン』があり、絵本作家としての人生を収めた散文集がある。エッセイ、小説、漫画と、その領域を広げている。
