- Overview
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A collection of short stories for children by Hwang Sun-ok, who comforts the wounded souls around us.
- Book Intro
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(English) The Promise of Edelweiss
The Promise of Edelweiss is the first short story collection for children by Hwang Sun-ok, who won the Reading Gate Creative Children’s Story Contest and the New Writer Award in Children's Literature Criticism. Including the title story “The Promise of Edelweiss,” which addresses the pain and wounds of war from the perspective of nature and a boy soldier, the collection contains four stories: “Billy and the Canteen Man,” a story about a young orangutan’s adaptation to a new zoo; “The Great Operation of Sweet Potatoes” about a delightful rivalry between forest animals and an elderly farmer over a field; and “The Big Head,” an onerous survival story of feral cats. The stories will comfort the wounded souls around us.
- About the Author
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Hwang Seonok
(English) Hwang Sun-ok graduated from the Graduate School of Creative Writing at Dankook University, majoring in Children's Literature. She debuted in 2017 when her short story “Dangerous Moving” was selected for the Winter Issue of Children's Literature Criticism. With untiring interest and research on the DMZ, she also lectures on unification to children and adolescents. Having enjoyed imagining while reading books when she was young, she now enjoys imagining while writing.
(Japanese) 檀国大学大学院、文芸創作学科で児童文学を専攻しました。 2017年児童文学評論冬号に短編童話『危険な引っ越し』が当選し、童話作家となりました。DMZ(非武装地帯)に関する関心と研究により、子供と青少年を対象にした統一講義も行っています。
Mo Jiae
(English) Mo Ji-ae teaches art to children and works in various art-related fields. After completing the 11th class of Iruri Picture Book Class, she started preparing for her first picture book. She loves riding her bike and dreaming while surrounded by beautiful scenery.
(Japanese) 子供たちと美術の授業を行い、美術に関連する様々な分野の作業も並行しています。イ・ルリ絵本授業11期を修了し、絵本作家として活動中で、初めての絵本を準備中です。
