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#K-Book #Memory KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2025.11.03 Your Garden 1. Publication Details Title \| Your Garden Author \| Na Hyunjung Publisher \| Gloyeon Publication Date \| 2021-06-24 ISBN \| 9788992704847 No. of pages \| 58 Dimensions \| 209308 2. Book Intro* Breathing a story into a dry, empty path. A story of bricks in the city sidewalk, with varying shapes and colors. Although the author brings the sidewalk’s life into a place, not of grand creation, but still just a simple path we walk on. Mundane things, a ball, a piece of grass, a cat, and a sewer cover are all things we usually see, but as the writer focuses on these objects, they become more than just objects, but characters with stories and life. The black-and-white pictures drawn with a scratchy pencil are like a potion that leads the reader on a story of imagination of the road more freely without being tied to the colors of reality. See more details Faces of the Night 1. Publication Details Title \| Faces of the Night Author \| Hwang Mogua Publisher \| EAST-ASIA Publishing Co. Publication Date \| 2020-06-10 ISBN \| 9791190090131 No. of pages \| 212 Dimensions \| 130198 2. Book Intro* The author, who moved to Japan to become a manga artist, eventually returned to Korea and became a novelist. With the cheerful sensibility and imagination of a cartoonist, and the identity of a multi-cultural person who is both a Korean citizen and a permanent Japanese resident, the author breaks the boundaries between life and death, past and present, generations, and countries. See more details The Fragrance Shop that Sells Memories 1. Publication Details Title \| The Fragrance Shop that Sells Memories Author \| Kim Da-jeong; Shin Eunyeong Publisher \| sowonnamu Publication Date \| 2019-12-10 ISBN \| 9791170440147 No. of pages \| 116 Dimensions \| 173220 2. Book Intro* K Fragrance Store that gives back lost memories! The Fragrance Shop that Sells Memories is a children’s story about Su-hyang, who gets a job at K Fragrance Shop to obtain a mysterious fragrance that brings back memories, so that her grandmother who is suffering from dementia can use it. What’s unique about the plot is that, unlike most children’s books, this book focuses on “smell,” not vision or sound, as it’s fragrance that refreshes lost memories. Readers may discover the power of smells through the grandmother who vividly recalls precious memories, as well as Su-hyang’s sweet love for her grandmother. See more details Ghost Hippocampus 247.30 Hz 1. Publication Details Title \| Ghost Hippocampus 247.30 Hz Author \| Moon Mokha Publisher \| Arzaklivres Publication Date \| 2019-11-11 ISBN \| 9791190394079 No. of pages \| 3364 Dimensions \| 137197 2. Book Intro* Hippocampus is a general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) that remembers and infers stimuli and information in the same manner that a human would perceive the world, and is also a container that can hold multiple AIs of different algorithms. It handles everything that is difficult for humans by adapting its body and answers to all questions from humans. After suffering a disaster in space, Hippocampus takes a long look at the life of a woman, Lee Mi-jeong, whom he rescued decades ago. Mi-jeong, a reporter, is in a difficult court battle against a giant company over the sudden death of young people, and Hippocampus unexpectedly realizes that she has the answer to the unsolvable mission he received from HQ. This is a love story told without the use of the word ‘love’ between an AI who goes crazy looking for an answer to an unanswerable question and a human who knows nothing else but to hold onto memories. See more details MISSING SWORD - please help find his toy 1. Publication Details Title \| MISSING SWORD - please help find his toy Author \| Lee Juhee; Yoo Junjae Publisher \| Munhakdongne Publication Date \| 2019-09-11 ISBN \| 9788954657631 No. of pages \| 40 Dimensions \| 200254 2. Book Intro* On a sunny day, a thundering cry fills the air. Yeonwoo Jeong, the neighborhood’s most avid playground lover, is bursting into tears. He says he only got to play with his new toy sword for a day when he lost it. Half worried and half curious, the town kids stand around Yeonwoo and begin to guess the sword’s whereabouts. With quite serious looks, they also share their experiences of losing a treasure. We hear stories of how a grandmother knitted a long muffler that rings around the neck as many as three times, how a ducky doll had the scent of sweet candies, how a cat found in a parking lot was brought home and became a younger sister, how a game boy went out of order before the winner was decided, how there was a cousin to share every secret with, how there was a piggy bank that became heavier by the day, and how once there was a mom… These stories about precious people, about things that had been within the closest reach but are no longer there, and all the memories therein, unfold through nine different voices. Now, with perfect teamwork, the kids set out to make fliers for the missing sword. Although missing for just a day, the kids can all understand how precious the sword must have been for Yeonwoo. Will Yeonwoo be able to find his sword as everyone hopes? The kids don’t let their friend suffer alone. Where will their touching and warm friendship lead them? One day, author Yoo Junjae saw a flier for a missing toy sword, which sparked his idea for this story. When he saw the fliers posted around his apartment complex, he could picture children bustling and running in search of the sword, and he empathized with their desperate struggle to find it. At the time, Yoo was having a difficult time letting go of a family member who’d been enduring a long battle with illness. So, for the author, the flier capturing the kids’ earnest wish came as a question of saying goodbye to someone or something precious. In this story, the “sword” symbolizes “hurt,” beyond simply being a lost item. Yoo’s own child as well as the local kids provided him with ideas for the story. He chose an interview format to introduce a new main character in every scene and allow each character to vividly tell their own story, while the illustrator captured the characters’ sweet memories in a fun and engaging comic book format. See more details Dancing Towels with Memories 1. Publication Details Title \| I Dancing Towels with Memories Author \| Yun Tae-gyu; Je Sungeun Publisher \| GAEAMNAMU Publication Date \| 2019-06-17 ISBN \| 9788968305160 No. of pages \| 56 Dimensions \| 270270 2. Book Intro* Lady Kim Okbun takes care of her husband, who is losing his memory due to dementia. Today, she is planning to boil the old towels to clean them and throw out a towel that is too old and too dirty to be used. The towels are nervous, not knowing who will be thrown out. Even the “1st birthday towel” who just joined the group, and the discolored and tattered “70th birthday towel” are nervous. But then, lady Kim Okbun finds herself reminiscing as she takes a close look at each towel. The author personified the towels, which are items that people easily use and discard, to draw the sympathy of readers and remind them about the preciousness of memories. In particular, the comparison between Kim’s husband, who is losing his memory, and the towels, which embody memories, is so impactful to readers. Try to recall the warm, beautiful memories you had with your child through Dancing Towels with Memories. Also, help them to develop a warm character that can find meaning and value, even in small and trivial items. See more details The Black Island 1. Publication Details Title \| The Black Island Author \| LEE Mi-lyung Publisher \| GOZKNOCK ENT Publication Date \| 2019-06-03 ISBN \| 9791163160489 No. of pages \| 192 Dimensions \| 145210 2. Book Intro* This sci-fi thriller novel with an unexpected twist is about a man who loses his memory and wakes up in a hospital room on a remote tropical island that he has never been before. He has to find his wife and escape the secret facility. It shows the beauty of a sci-fi thriller with a dramatic twist. If you do not finish it, you might be so curious that you have a nightmare. A contract has been signed for publishing the translated version of this novel with PT Gramedia of Indonesia. See more details It’s Warm 1. Publication Details Title \| It’s Warm Author \| Kim Hwan-young Publisher \| Little Mountain Publishing Co. Publication Date \| 2019-04-30 ISBN \| 9791155251133 No. of pages \| 48 Dimensions \| 204190 2. Book Intro* A child goes to the market with his mom. In one corner of a crowded market is a black hen. The child is mesmerized by the hen inside the cage, and sits down in front of it. Looking closer, the child sees young chicks under the hen’s embrace, and suddenly an egg rolls towards the child. The child picks up the egg. It is still warm and it seems like a sound is coming from it. Then, the hen picks the child up and pulls it into her embrace. There the child is chased by many chicks. Not wanting to give up the egg, the child holds it and runs away with the chicks following behind. After the chase, a chick hatches from the egg. The child and the other chicks clap their hands at the newborn chick. Then the hen, along with other chicks flies up into the sky. How does a child meet this world and grow? What does the time of growth give to the child? The book is a message from author Kim Hwanyoung, who prays that children can remember what isprecious to their mind and body forever. See more details Your Space?How to live as a tree 1. Publication Details Title \| Your Space?How to live as a tree Author \| Yoo Heekyung Publisher \| ACHIMDALBOOKS Publication Date \| 2018-09-10 ISBN \| 9791195832989 No. of pages \| 76 Dimensions \| 125190 2. Book Intro* Achimdalbooks Poetry Series No.1 is the poet Yoo Heekyung’s second book of poems in which she delineates the forlorn scenery of her inner being. The poet compares the times and memories of her life with trees. The premise of the book is that the trees, which numerically match her age, grew to form a forest. The poet imparts thirty-nine meanings into thirty-nine poems, the same number as her age. Seen from afar, it looks like a forest but on closer look, all the different trees stand in their places; similarly, the poet posts a poem in all phases of her life as a poetic guidepost. The scenes, composed of different species, sizes, meanings, and purposes make a book of poems that is a forest, in effect, herself. There is a path in the forest. The trees and their in-between spaces create a forest as does the trees and our distance from them. The poet reflects on her past but does not say anything about her recollection?instead she asks a question in return. In that moment, time, which unfurls on the horizon, halts vertically and a poem is born. Furthermore, each of the poems also signifies an annual ring of the tree. That is why this book of poems can be viewed as a stalwart tree with thirty-eight annual rings. The poet thinks about a “specific time” of her self that is growing like a tree. She confesses that she is unsure of this hour. At some point, her emotions could remain there and leave a deep trace like a node but it isn’t something she is sure of. “I,” who have willfully become a tree upon meeting “you,” cannot touch or embrace you. There is a gap between “I” and “you.” This is where a poem is born. What can be perceived in all her poems is the poetic will to create a distance so that she could yearn instead for eternal time, before “I” could incorporate “you,” of whom I desire so ardently, into “I” so that there would be no more longing. This poetic space is the new attitude of the poet that was hitherto unseen and a new poem borne of Yoo Heekyung’s previous works. See more details IT WAS YOU 1. Publication Details Title \| I IT WAS YOU Author \| Jeon Mihwa Publisher \| Munhakdongne Publication Date \| 2017-03-15 ISBN \| 9788954644747 No. of pages \| 52 Dimensions \| 200254 2. Book Intro* On an ordinary day when nothing is likely to happen, a dinosaur visited me. “Hi! It’s been a long time!” With a big smile on his face, the dinosaur, whom I did not recognize, came into my room and started unpacking. This bespectacled dinosaur ate whatever I served her, snored loudly at night, farted frequently and slept well. She embarrassed me several times when he laughed or cried at some unremarkable scenes in the theater, but she was extremely good at ping-pong. Strangely, no one looked at the dinosaur or made a curious face. “Who... are you?” Without answering my question, the dinosaur quietly stared out the window. After a gulp of a cold beverage at an amusement park where I brought her to cheer her up, the dinosaur began to talk. “Is it easier to be forgotten? or to forget?” See more details Broker’s Time 1. Publication Details Title \| Broker’s Time Author \| Seo Yeona Publisher \| Baram Books Publication Date \| 2016-10-10 ISBN \| 9788994475783 No. of pages \| 140 Dimensions \| 148210 2. Book Intro* The secret time when underground memories meet memories above the surface How excited would children be to have the privilege of experiencing a fantasy world at night? Just imagine Joohong and Nohong, who only got 100 KRW running an errand for their father. Joohong and Nohong dream of becoming a broker after seeing a man collecting memories out of the air from people who are asleep (of course, only foolish memories that people no longer need!). But where is growth without failure in this world? Joohong and Nohong get in trouble after breaking all the glass bottles that hold their memories. To make matters worse, someone gets memory poisoning after absorbing too much of Mina’s memories. But instead of being scared by this, Mina says “I knew something wonderful would happen to me someday. Really!” Her braveness represents the hearts of child readers who are looking forward to something exciting happening. Mina, Joohong, Nohong, and the broker work together as a solid team to solve the case. From the first chapter to the last chapter of the book, the characters go through various events and overcome their fears, and the tension develops through a more sophisticated problem-solving approach in which people confess their weaknesses, rely on each other, and build new relationships. This book is already enjoyable enough to warrant a sequel. Once you have learned the broker’s tips, focus on the fool memories that float in the dark night air. The next broker, invited by the underground people, might be someone who reads this book. As the broker said, “Seeing is believing!” See more details Trans-Pacific Express 1. Publication Details Title \| Trans-Pacific Express Author \| Djuna Publisher \| Moonji Publishing Co., Ltd. Publication Date \| 2002-10-31 ISBN \| 9788932013602 No. of pages \| 308 Dimensions \| 153224 2. Book Intro* “Cello” is about a divorced middle-aged woman who goes to a neighborhood concert and meets Trinh, a Vietnamese woman laborer who has an extraordinary musical talent. She finds herself drawn to this woman who is short and speaks in an odd manner. One day, Trinh becomes subject to a hate crime against foreigners and is wounded by a gunshot. The protagonist who sees her injury discovers that Trinh is a robot manufactured by Telec Company. When Trinh returns after being repaired, the protagonist proposes that they live together and the two of them become lovers. But she doubts if Trinh is capable of genuine love, believing that Trinh is pretending to love her in accordance with the three principles of a robot. She thinks Trinh is acting out her emotions according to some meticulous calculation and that she also wants to control her for the gratification of the three principles. Feeling insecure, the protagonist leaves Trinh and lives in desolation for a while. But after seeing some movie, she realizes she had been misguided and too arrogant. Can a robot love a human being? What are the rules for a relationship and sacrifice? Does a romance that we fantasize about really exist? A sweet and queer cyberpunk short story that distorts the fantasy of love but that still makes one fall in love. “Parasite” is about a parasitic protagonist who has learned to survive by somewhat cheating the system of the canned food factory. She was a history teacher but is now teaching a refugee the rules of survival. A city has evolved continually and is reborn as a humongous system. It is operated by all kinds of machinery and by putting the countless lower system in action, it breeds the humans who leeches off the system. Humans merely consume and it is the right of the city to produce, manipulate, and control them. But then a small number of humans are conspiring to rebel. As it was done by the ruling class once upon a time, they want to control the robots, resurrect the currency and private property and seize authority. But the machines are informed about the conspiracy and they crush the humans trying to take control of the city by quelling the rebellion. Peace is restored in the city. The protagonist and the history teacher, who did not take part in the uprising, engage in a talk with an artificial intelligence and live on by not insisting on their rights of existence, which is what the city wants. Humans are cumbersome. The civilization can be preserved in a beautiful way if all things are taken care of by machines. A novel about a dystopia that crushes the belief if humans were in charge then history will make progress. See more details #Memory #K-Book Platform #KPIPA