- Overview
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The affection that Huindol, a Korean Jindo, and the poet have for each other tenderly touches the reader’s heart.
- Book Intro
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A poet who writes poems alone in the countryside with only his ill body and Huindol, a Korean Jindo that has been the poet’s only family for over five years. The poet’s older sister who lives at a slight distance and her Jindo, Norangi, and the old lady next door occasionally drop by, but the poet and Huindol practically have only each other. The two eat at the same table and sleep in the same room. The poet goes to the village market on Huindol’s birthday to treat him to a bowl of rice served in soup and rehearses a lecture in front of Huindol. They act as each other’s trustworthy guardian when they go to the hospital and to the veterinary clinic. But the poet’s illness gets worse, and eventually he dies. Huindol, who has refused to eat or sleep since the day the poet lay in his deathbed, grows weak and falls ill. When Huindol gains consciousness for a minute, he catches a glimpse of Norangi and five puppies. Norangi has given birth to Huindol’s pups. At the sight of the puppies energetically sucking on Norangi’s teats, Huindol recovers his strength.
- About the Author
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Park Sang-ryul
Park Sangryul was born in Jindo, Jeollanam-do, in 1958, the year of the dog. He began his writing career by publishing a poem in Hangil Literature and a drama in Dongyang Literature in 1990. In addition to poetry and drama, he steadily released works in a variety of genres including fiction and children’s stories. His novel, Spring Breeze, cited as the starting point of adolescent literature in South Korea, has established its position as a modern classic that touches the hearts of all who have experienced growing pains. He received the Buddhist Literary Award for drama in 1996 and the Beautiful Writer Award in 2018.
Yoon Misook
(Russian) Художница Юн Мисук изучала в университете западную живопись. В настоящее время она рисует иллюстрации для детских книг. В 2004 году она получила премию BolognaRagazzi Award за книгу «Старушка и тигр».
(English) Yoon Misook studied Western painting and now works as a freelance illustrator. In 2004, she was the first Korean to receive the Ragazzi Prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair for her work in the book Red Bean Porridge Granny and the Tiger. In 2019, she received her second Ragazzi Prize for her illustrations in The Moon over the Apple Orchard. She has illustrated books including Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple, Color Word Play; A Small Boat Bobbing; The Tale of a White Mouse; The Elephant with Buckteeth; Penguin; Laughter Is Powerful; and The Tree Is Smiling.
