- Overview
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A woman who has lost her shadow meets meets a mysterious man at the mysterious mountain and falls in fairy tale-like love.
- Book Intro
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Hyoju, who simply got through each day without finding any reason to live, hears the news of her grandmother's passing. Despite having never met her grandmother, she is asked to come to her grandmother's place by the village chief.
On the last day of the funeral, the villagers perform a strange ritual in front of the mountain behind the house of Hyoju's grandmother and warn Hyoju never to enter the mountain. The reason is that everyone who has ever gone to the mountain has never come back. However, while cleaning up after her grandmother's funeral, she accidentally enters the mountain. Suddenly, a silver shadow escapes from her body. After realizing what happened, she rushes after the silver shadow, but the shadow disappears. Then, a mysterious man named Muyeong appears. He tells Hyoju that she will not be able to leave without her shadow, and she must find her lost shadow before the eclipse on the 5th night. If she fails to retrieve it, it will forever be lost in the forest. Muyeong offers to help Hyoju, who is determined to find her shadow by herself, as a favor. He asks Hyoju to teach him to make facial expressions, claiming that he is curious as to what his father's face meant when his mother passed away.
So the two spend the remaining nights and days on a journey to find Hyoju's shadow. As time passes, they develop feelings toward each other. However, Hyoju, who has to leave the forest, and Muyeong, who is part of the forest, fail to express their true feelings.
On the fifth night, when the eclipse is near, Hyoju and Muyeong find the silver shadow near a pond. Once Hyoju finally retrieves her shadow, she will lose all memories of the time she has spent in the forest. But Hyoju does not want to forget about Muyeong. Her shadow is in hand's reach, but she simply stands still. Then Muyeong, even though knowing his life will be in danger, enters the water.
- About the Author
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Eo Danbi
Same as Author
- Selection
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Busan International Film Festival-Asian Film Market, 2018, Book-to-Film Pitching