- Overview
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- Book Intro
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Jeong Yeoul subtly tells her story to readers, and in the process, quietly comforts them. By merging literature and psychology, Jeong tells the story of the pain and growth in life through the subject of her “forties” this time. Jeong meticulously records self-realizations, putting them in the category of before and after the age of forty, and writes Regarding My Forties in essay form to help people grow. Just as life becomes more meaningful when we think about death, we start to understand youth and old age when we are faced with our forties. Our thirties give us the wisdom to observe things from a distance rather than represent an anxious-ridden youth. Our forties tell us that we need to seize the present moment and enjoy it, and our fifties urge us not to forget our new strength and courage.
- About the Author
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Jung Yeo-wool
Jung Yeoul writes every day, dreams constantly, and cherishes and holds on to all the emotions and memories that may otherwise pass us by. Having healed herself through literature, travel, and psychology, she writes essays that provide warm consolation to people in pain. Jeong Yeoul is a voracious reader of literature from all over the world. She also loves art and music and enjoys introspection and listening to other people’s stories. She travels frequently. Jung has a BA in German Language and Literature and a PhD in Korean Language and Literature from Seoul National University. Her publications include Being Forty, My Top 10 European Destinations, What You Didn’t Say to Me Then and Things I Wish I Had Known Back Then. She received the 3rd Jeon Sookhee Literature Award for her collection of prose The Library of the Mind.
- Selection
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Selected as Author of the Year in 2018 by Kyunghyang Newspaper
