VOL.83/2025.06

 

My First Summer, Wanju

 

2025.06.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Thoughtful Story that Embraces Each of Our Lives and Voices
My First Summer, Wanju

 

The author of The Grand Greenhouse Repair Report, Kyungae’s Heart, Too Late Love, and more, Kim Keum-Hee, a writer who captures the delicate stories of the human heart, is back with a new format of “Audio Novel.”

 

After losing it all - money, people, and her voice - voice actress Sohn Yeol-Mae heads to Wanju, the hometown of her debt-ridden senior, to find her. However, her whereabouts remain unknown, and her mother invites Sohn to stay with her as she has nowhere else to go.
What kind of summer will unfold in Wanju, a small town with its own history, losses, and wounds?

 

My First Summer, Wanju is the first work in the “Audio Novel” series from MUZE, a publishing house run by actor Park Jung-Min. It introduces a new approach of publishing books first as audiobooks for the visually impaired and then as physical books.
Featuring famous Korean actors and comedians, including Go Min-Si, Yum Jung-Ah, and Choi Yang-Rak, the audiobook draws readers into the vibrant landscapes of Wanju. The printed version is just as entertaining, with authentic dialog and text that make it feel as though you’re hearing the characters speak.

 

Sohn Yeol-Mae: I lost love, not a person, love.
Grandpa: Love? Hey, you can’t lose love. How can I lose what I have built in my heart?
- from the book

 

Kim Keum-Hee’s My First Summer, Wanju captures the sadness in laughter and the laughter in sadness, and draws them all together with heartfelt sweetness. Feel the warm empathy and delicate comfort as you read and listen to it.

 

The summer of people making it through their losses and wounds.
My First Summer, Wanju
Written by Kim Keum-Hee, published by MUZE

 

 

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