VOL.74/2024.09

 

Things I Couldn’t Throw Away Again

 

2023.10.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first new prose in 12 years by Eun Hee-Kyung, a representative writer of Korea - Things I Couldn’t Throw Away Again

There are things that you can’t just throw away. They aren’t essential to our lives, nor precious, but it’s hard to say goodbye to the memory in them.
The new prose writing from Eun Hee-Kyung talks about things we can’t easily throw away because of the time we spent together. Don’t miss the lovingly taken photos by the artist herself and the fun of discovering how these objects have appeared in previous works!

“To me, the glass set was like the act of drinking alcohol and the beginning of personal luxury.”
- from The Capacity of a Drinking Glass is Not Proportional to the Amount of Alcohol You Can Drink

“Though scratched and rusty, my old potato peeler is still safe and convenient.”
- from How to Not Get Your Hand Cut by a Potato Peeler

“The reason I got to use a shoehorn as a civilized person is probably because I came across the thing, and I liked it.”
- from Is My Shoehorn as Good as It is Now

The things you could not throw away even in the last moment and the laughter and tears from the past embedded in them…
Writer Eun Hee-Kyung offers warm condolences saying that the time we cannot let go of will be the fertilizer for our futures.
She shares an affectionate viewpoint towards old things and the courage they give us for the future.A book that makes you feel tender as you read, as it is a story that we can all relate to.

A little comfort from old things
Things I Couldn’t Throw Away Again
Written by Eun Hee-Kyung, and published by Nanda

 

* K-Book Trends Vol. 52 – Go to the interview with writer Eun Hee-Kyung

 

 

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