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Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation 2017.9.11 *The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Sigonsa Co., Ltd Title \| The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon Author \| Ae-kyung Lee Format \| 130180 Binding \| Paperback Pages \| 272pages ISBN \| 978-89-5278-518-3 2. Contact* Name \| Sunju Jung Phone \| +82-2-2046-2895 Email \| alliswell1224@sigongsa.com URL \| www.sigongsa.com 3. Selling Points Subject \| Who will I fall in love with and how will I love? A Q&A Book for myself to ask and answer Target Readers \| Anyone who dreams of meeting someone to love Media Reviews & Advertisement Copy \| Great love comes only to those who dream of it 4. About the Author Ae-kyung Lee was driven to become a journalist by her strong curiosity about society and the world, and this led her to discover her passion for writing. She loves writing, as she also knows that it has healing power and can work miracles by changing one’s thoughts as well as giving courage and comfort. She wrote storytelling lyrics for famous Korean musicians, such as Jo Yong-pil for his songs “The Pain of Waiting,” “A Small Paradise,” and “Arirang in My Dream” on his 17th and 18th albums, as well as Younha for her “Audition,” “My Song and …,” and “Someday” in her 1st, 2nd and 3rd albums, respectively. She has also written lyrics for the male duo Yurisangja (Glass Box). She has published several books: Tears Just Flow; The Right Time to Stop Crying; I Thought I Should Leave; Where Did I Leave Myself?; and You, A Forest. 5. About the Book Who will I fall in love with and how will I love? A Q&A Book for myself to ask and answer There is probably no one who has never dreamed of loving someone. From childhood to adulthood, the specific ways we dream of love might have changed, but love always makes our hearts flutter. If you are on a break now, and you find yourself without anyone to love, why not use this waiting time in a better way? As it is said that great love comes only to those who dream of it, you might find that wished-for future sooner if you dream more specifically of the kind of love you want. The Love You Wished For Will Come Soon is a question and answer book made to encourage those who dream of loving someone. Ae-kyung Lee, an essayist who has also written lyrics for musicians of different generations such as Jo Yong-pil and Younha, decided to write this book because she realized that love makes us all laugh and cry: from a teenage girl dreaming of her first love to an adult dreaming of a mature love. Believing that good questions lead naturally to good answers, she made several hundred questions, and of them she chose 365 for us to reflect on ourselves and on love for every day of the year. Besides the questions, she also wrote warm messages to help her readers not to be driven to desperation by love. What do “I” think of love and what love do “I” want? What are the reasons for my last failed love, and what type of person should I meet in order to be happy? And what exactly does the love I want look like? By following the 365 questions and reading the messages, a concrete roadmap will be laid out for those who are waiting for love to help them find the love they dreamed of, and a shortcut will open for those who are loving now to enjoy it more sweetly. Remember that great love comes only to those who dream of it. If you know exactly what you want, it is not so difficult to get the right answer. Let’s go back to the moment when you first dreamed of love, and let yourself explore your deeper self and reflect on the true love that you want. Even if not an extravagant love story, nor a love story more interesting than anybody else’s, everyone can have a happy and brilliant love story. The 365 questions of this book will light the way. *May I Help You?* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Blue Bicycle Publishing Co. Title \| May I Help You? Author \| Nam on-you Illustrator \| Ha young Format \| 190220 Binding \| Hardcover Pages \| 26pages ISBN \| 979-11-86075-75-3 2. Contact* Name \| Kim moon-jung Phone \| +82-31-955-7470 Email \| Booksea21@hanmail.net URL \| www.paja.co.kr 3. Selling Points Circulation, sales rank \| 2,000 copies Subject\| Thinking about heart-warming communication and consideration for others by listening to the words “May I help you?” spoken by a three-year-old child Primary Readers \| Ages 4-6 4. About the Author / Illustrator Author \| Nam on-you The author loves the pure hearts of children. Nam, the author, majored in Korean Literature and wrote for TV and radio shows for many years. Nam believes that the vessel of one’s mind becomes bigger little by little by standing up against personal troubles. Wholeheartedly, Nam wishes that the stories shared can pour more and more love into the hearts of readers. Nam is also the author of Lullaby Ko-o-Ko-o. Illustrator \| Ha young Ha graduated from the Department of Painting at Hongik University and studied illustration and picture books at Some Institute of Picturebooks. Ha has a passion for the world of illustration. Ha’s illustrations are found in Growling Stomach, Are You Bored, Baby?, The Sound of Acorns in an Autumn Forest and Birthday of Shoes.. 5. About the Book May I Help You is a picture book that encourages interest and reflection in the eyes of three and four-year old children. Are you alright? May I help you? is a short, and yet, genuine phrase that sends a caring message. It inspires helping minds and heart-to-heart dialogue. The seemingly cute, lovely words and acts of a three-year-old child might create genuine communication and warm-hearted consideration for others. All of these are values which, we, as adults, have neglected in life.This picture book has various mimetic words suited to each situation as well as adorable characteristics of children. It entails simple, yet repetitive rhymes and pictures of heart-touching moments spent with a child. It is a nice read for a parent and child together. Thump! - A child is having fun playing outside when a strange sound grabs his attention. Toys are everywhere in the living room, and a poor little puppy is whimpering in agony in a corner by a cabinet. The child, taken aback, rushes in to ask the puppy, “Hey, little one. Are you alright? Do you want a piece of candy? Would you like mine?” A sagging plant of Dracaena, a yawning carp, a stretching cat, and a three-year-old child are all willing to help out a lost ivy plant. The kindness they show each other throughout their journey will teach all readers compassionate words they should know in order to show friends and family the courtesy and empathy everyone deserves. *Edison’s Media Class; Cleopatra’s Beauty Class* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Sigong Junior Title \| Edison’s Media Class; Cleopatra’s Beauty Class Series Title \| The Weird Humanities Class Series Author \| Shin, Yeon-Ho; Lee, Hyang-Ahn Illustrator \| Hwang, Jung-Ha; Baek, Doo-Ri Format \| 174225 Binding \| Paperback Pages \| 108pages ISBN \| 978-89-5278-486-5; 978-89-5278-535-0 2. Contact* Name \| Lee, Irene Phone \| +82-2-2046-2849 Email \| Irene@sigongsa.co.kr URL \| www.sigongjunior.com 3. About the Author / Illustrator Author \| Shin, Yeon-Ho Shin Yeon-Ho likes to listen to the sound of raindrops and watch flowers, and she is known for her love of Children. After beginning to write books for kids, Shin took the question of how to live a worthy life more seriously. She has worked as a screenwriter for film and television and is the author of The Human Right Class of Sto; Learning Modern History from Cultural Heritages; I will be a Fox; and How Great Salt Is! Illustrator \| Hwang, Jung-Ha Hwang studied Illustration and Graphic Design at Ecole de Superieure d'Art de Lauren in France. She has contributed to various books, magazines and company newsletters. She is the illustrator of A Rainy Day like Today and Are You Ready to Meet Your Father? Author \| Lee, Hyang-Ahn Lee studied Korean Literature at college. She is an awardee of the third SBS TV Literature Prize, and her Mr. Grumpy Helmet of the Weird Chinese Restaurant and X File won the 2016 Woongjin Junior Literature Prize. Since her first book, To be a Partner of Gwang-Mo, Lee has written children’s books on various topics from creative stories to history, biography and culture. Illustrator \| Baek, Doo-Ri Baek is interested in hidden emotions—the pretense of not caring and not being hurt. She tries to express such feelings in her illustrations. She is the author and illustrator of Am I All Right? and A Woman Who Lives by Herself. 4. About the Book Edison’s Media Class: What is the Right Role of Media? We must find the writer of the comment in the anonymous online class discussion board! On Geon-Ha’s anonymous online-class discussion board, someone writes a post about a ‘heller.’ According to the post, the heller stole others’ parcel and threw a stone at a stray cat. In one of the replies to the post, another anonymous writer asserts that the heller’s initials are G H, and everyone thinks the heller is Geon-Ha. Feeling sad at being falsely accused, Geon-Ha goes to a park and meets a keeper of “A Suspicious Humanity Class” and time travels to the United States of America of the 1860s. There, Geon-Ha meets a boy named L. The keeper explains that if Geon-Ha helps L, he will be able to see a secret card bearing the name of the writer who spread false information about him. L, who sells newspapers and snacks on board a train, makes his own newspaper entitled Weekly Heralds. Geon-Ha helps L by collecting news materials. Trying to persuade one passenger to put an advertisement in the newspaper, Geon-Ha learns that newspapers are an effective way to spread information. At one point, Geon-Ha writes an inaccurate news article after listening to only one party’s story and not researching the case further. After that event, Geon-Ha learns that newspaper articles have to be fair and unbiased otherwise someone can be harmed by a biased, incorrect article. Also, when L publishes Paul Pry, a newspaper that spreads gossip, Geon-Ha learns that newspapers have to deliver useful information, not hearsay.While making newspapers, Geon-Ha naturally learns about the right role and use of media. Eventually, Geon-Ha is allowed to see the secret card and realizes that he is the writer who spread the false information. In fact, it was Geon-Ha himself who wrote the initial post about the heller without any proofs. Afterwards, Geon-Ha became a victim of untrue information when another anonymous post claimed the heller’s initials were GH. Geon-Ha realizes how dangerous it is to spread groundless rumors in the media. With easy access to the Internet and smartphones, it is common for people to post false information and rumors online, hiding behind anonymity. Many people suffer from these groundless online rumors. The media can be an effective tool to share information, but when used wrongly, it can become a dangerous weapon. Cleopatra’s Beauty Class: Is being pretty a necessary condition for happiness? On her first day in the new school, Dana feels sad because of her plain appearance. All Dana can think is “If I were pretty, I would be able to get a lot of attention and be popular from the first day at this new school. And I would be happy. But I have small eyes and a flat nose. I will be an invisible transfer student, for sure.” Dana’s new school is called “The Suspicious School.” And it’s not only its name that is weird. It also uses The Beauty Encyclopedia as its textbook. Also, in the classroom, the three most famous beautiful women in the world are waiting for Dana. Yang Guifei, Cleopatra, and Marie Antoinette ask Dana to decide which of them is the most beautiful. Dana looks at the three most famous beautiful women in human history and realizes that Yang Guifei is pretty fat, Mary Antoinette has a jutting chin and Cleopatra has a hook nose. Dana thinks that if they lived in the modern world, they might not be regarded as the most beautiful women in the world. The criteria of beauty change according to the age and the culture. Even now, Korean people often think a famous foreign celebrity is plain, even though she or he is known for their good looks in their home country. This shows the relativity of criteria of beauty. *If Only Daddy Can Teach You Everything That Daddy Knows: Life Wisdoms Only Daddy Can Give* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Cassiopeia Title \| If Only Daddy Can Teach You Everything That Daddy Knows: Life Wisdoms Only Daddy Can Give Author \| Yeo, Gi-Tae Format \| 140205 Binding \| Paperback Pages \| 220pages ISBN \| 979-11-8595-223-9 2. Contact* Name \| Min, Hye-Young Phone \| 82-10-2950-0048 Email \| cassiopeiabook@gmail.com URL \| www.cassiopeiabook.com 3. About the Author Author \| Yeo Gi-tae A professor at Incheon University. Like most dads in Korea, the author didn’t spend enough quality time with his children as they were growing up. It was only when he had a chance to stay in overseas that he realized the importance of being involved in the education of his children, and decided to give wisdoms that he’d learned through his own experiences to his kids. He believes the best gift he can give to his children as their daddy is his voice of wisdom that they could recall when life gets hard --- teachings from their daddy they could keep in their hearts as they lead their lives. He is sharing numerous parenting tips with readers based on his experience of having been a dad for 20 years. Today, his two children are studying bio-chemistry and urban studies respectively at University of Minnesota. 4. About the Book * Wisdoms of life learned from experience, passed down from dad to children * Advices that will guide you through life, delivered from a dad who has a far more extensive experience of life Are you the kind of father who thinks the best you can do for your children is to pay for their college education and give them lots of money? If you ever wanted to know the best thing you could give to your children before they leave home and become independent, this is a book for you. This is a book about advices from a father who wishes to give to his children as somebody who has a far more extensive experience of life. These advices are the wisdoms of life a father acquired from personally experiences of the ups and downs in life. The author of the book tells us that you can help your children be better prepared for future if you can teach them how to be frugal instead of giving them lots of money, and teach them how to make lifelong friends instead of teaching them how to win in competition only. This book was selected as an outstanding publishing content in 2014 by the Publishing Industry Promotion Agency of Korea. * Life wisdoms of a father that speaks bigger volumes as you grow older Inspirational parenting journal written by a father for ten years while being a college professor This book is a collection of life wisdoms found from the parenting journal the author kept for about ten years from the day one of his children started elementary school to the day one of them graduated college. In the book, he talks about the time when he and his children started studying together in their living room to teach them the joy of studying, and about giving his children a diary on the first day of each year to help them set up the plan for the year together. He offers advice on smoking, drinking, college life and army life, all of which come from his own experience and will be handy and valuable when his children have to make important decisions in life. Children will be given the greatest wisdoms of life that nobody else but father can give, when the father gives them advices that would guide them through the turning points of life as somebody who has a far more expensive experience of life and the biggest love for them. This book will be able to point the right direction for mom and dad who wish to share truly important life wisdoms with their children as well. *The Arts of Talking for Moms: The Power of Words That Works Magic* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Cassiopeia Title \| The Arts of Talking for Moms: The Power of Words That Works Magic Author \| Lee Im-sook Format \| 210152 Binding \| Paperback Pages \| 280pages ISBN \| 979-11-8595-212-3 2. Contact* Name \| Min, Hye-Young Phone \| 82-10-2950-0048 Email \| cassiopeiabook@gmail.com URL \| www.cassiopeiabook.com 3. About the Author Lee Im-sook is a professional counselor who provided over 20,000 hours of counseling services to parents and children for the past 15 years. An expert in communication and a psychotherapist for children and adolescents, she studied child psychology and children’s books at Sungkyunkwan University. She is treating patients while researching and lecturing about picture book reading therapy and writing therapy, in which people are encouraged to express their feelings and thoughts candidly, in counseling centers, public institutions, libraries, educational supporting organizations, schools and various social organizations. She is particularly interested in developing methods that treat and also promote emotional health and improve school performance. As of now, she is a lecturer at Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) and Youth Quality Management Training (YQMT), director of Korea Reading Therapy Association, and director of Malgeun Soop Children and Adolescent Counseling Center. 4. About the Book The secret of magic words mothers can use to bring about drastic changes in children’s behaviors and personalities regardless of the children’s age A counselor for children and adolescents, the author was trying to find a method mothers could practice easily to help their troubled children when she found the answer in the way how moms talk to their children. She believed it was the solution that was most effective, while costing little or no money and effort, and she decided to share her findings by writing this book. In this book, she explains the arts of talking mothers could use to bring about positive changes in their children regardless of the children’s ages and personalities. All it takes is to learn five ways for moms to talk to their children. The author offers detailed explanations about these five ways of talking with specific case examples and instructions so that mothers can practice them throughout the day from the moment they get up to the moment they go to bed. Mom’s Magic Word No.1: “It must be hard on you.” -- It makes difference on children when they realize their mom understands their trouble. Mom’s Magic Word No.2: “There must be a good reason.” -- Let your child know that you believe your child has a good reason to act the way they do. Mom’s Magic Word No.3: “I understand your intention was good.” -- It makes difference on children when mom believes in their good intentions. Mom’s Magic Word No.4: “You did a great job.” --- You can foster your child’s strong points with positive feedbacks. Mom’s Magic Word No.5: “What do you think you should do?” -- This question allows your child to start thinking. The arts of good conversation mothers can use on a daily basis round the clock from the moment you get up in the morning till the moment you go to bed at night 1) Is every morning a war to you? It doesn’t have to be. Make happy breakfast with your child. This part offers advices on how to wake up your child in the morning; how to make your child eat good breakfast; and how to make your child take a shower, brush his teeth, and get ready and be excited to go to kindergarten with specific and detailed instructions and what you need to prepare in advance. 2) After-school hours: time for children to grow This part explains specific art of communication and mindset for mothers who want to help their children to enjoy doing homework and studying instead of having to force them to take after-school classes. 3) Play and happy dinner time This part is for moms to spend quality time with their children by playing together, while learning how to talk and play in ways to inspire their children to learn more. It also includes tips on how to spend evening hours with their children to prepare for tomorrow; how to help their children review what they’ve learned in school without textbooks; and how to conclude the day. 4) Vacation and weekends: time of further growth for children This part suggests how to help children to plan for the day; what they can do on weekends and vacations; how to motivate children to start research projects; and how to bring dad to become a part of their weekend activities, along with many tips to take the most out of weekends and vacations. 5) Advices for working moms There is no question that a day for a working mom is different from a day for a full-time mom. This section offers tips for busy and tired working moms on what they can and must do for the growth of their children. *Book Fixing Grandpa* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Blue Bicycle Publishing Co. Title \| Book Fixing Grandpa Author \| Kim Jung-Ho Illustrator \| Kim Joo-Kyung Format \| 225285 Binding \| Hardcover Pages \| 36pages ISBN \| 979-11-86075-63-0 2. Contact* Name \| Kim moon-jung Phone \| +82-31-955-7470 Email \| Booksea21@hanmail.net URL \| www.paja.co.kr 3. Selling Points Circulation, sales rank \| 2,000 copies Awards, recommendations, and selections \| A 2017 recommended book by School Librarian Council Subject\| A story about the preciousness of goods that are shared with others, etiquette in public places and the value of books Primary Readers \| Ages 6-8 Media reviews and press release \| ‘Book Fixing Grandpa’ - a story about an old man’s special love of books! Come to the little library of dreams where books are fixed, exchanged and shared! 4. About the Author / Illustrator Author \| Kim Jung-Ho After writing his first fairy tale titled Spring of Yangsu-ri in 2001, he has written fairy tales and books on Korean history and culinary culture and lectures on dining etiquette. He provides classes for experiencing traditional cuisine of Korean scholars of Joseon era in Seowon (Confucian schools) and hyanggyo (government-run provincial schools), etc. His passion lies in telling interesting stories to children about food, history and people by combining them in harmony. He authored such children’s books as A Child Born in Tongyeong and Korean History 1~10 for Lower Grades in an Elementary School. He has also penned books for adults including Education for the Crown Prince in Joseon Era and Food Aficionado of Joseon. Illustrator \| Kim Joo-Kyung She loves reading fairy tales at a corner of any children’s library. Looking at torn and dirty books frustrates her, which motivated her create a ‘little library’ by illustrating Book Fixing Grandpa. She illustrated Mr. Messy Hair and a Strange Pharmacy, Formidable Three Musketeers of Pyeongyang, the Capital of Goguryeo, A Happy Hat, and Fly, Chick! 5. About the Book Book Fixing Grandpa depicts the hassles books in a library are going through. The books are supposed to meet as many readers as possible so they can share their precious stories. They want to change the mindset of those reading them. The book shows our careless attitudes in public places and when using public goods. It motivates readers to understand how important our behavior is, that amazing things can happen when we share with others. ‘BOOK Grandpa,’ who always has a book when eating, going to the bathroom and sleeping feels happiest when he is in the library. Sadly, the books there have wrinkly pages and are covered in boogers. They have been thrown away over and over, and, sometimes, cut in half. Grandpa is worried about these abused books, so he decides to fix them himself. Soon, he becomes a star in the library and gets a new nickname: ‘Book Fixing Grandpa’. Like magic, a little library emerges inside the library. *Cong-Pad-Pul Musketeers* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Bearbook Title \| Cong-Pad-Pul Musketeers Author \| Yoo, Seung-Hee Illustrator \| Yoon, Bong-Sun Format \| 152210 Binding \| Paperback Pages \| 100pages ISBN \| 979-11-5836-036-8 2. Contact* Name \| Choi, Hyun K. Phone \| +82-2-332-2672 Email \| bear@bearbooks.co.kr URL \| www.bearbooks.co.kr 3. Selling Points ★2017 New Release Key features: ▸With insects as its main characters, this story borrows the form of a fable to portray the everyday classroom that children can easily relate to. ▸Underneath humor and excitement, the story conveys important themes of justice and courage. ▸The main character Pulmuchi, who overcomes conflicts through wit and wisdom, entertains his friends, and finally, embraces his enemy Mantis, is a great appeal to the audience. ▸This story allows children to discuss their thoughts about bullying at school and ways to overcome it. ▸This story goes beyond the struggles that might occur within a classroom and provides perspectives in resolving the conflicts of our society. •KEYWORD Justice, Friendship, Courage, Wisdom 4. About the Author YOO, Seung-Hee "Tossing and turning in bed one night, I imagined a raccoon knocking on my door. I began a conversation with an imaginary raccoon that was rather loquacious. I gave all my attention to his stories and turned them into a children’s tale. The Raccoon in the Sesame Field is my first book for children. Before that I did illustrations for children’s books while living in the country." YOON, Bong-Sun studied painting at Seoul National University. For a long time he has worked on the illustration of ecology for children. He is the author and illustrator of Taeguk Chapter One, and Let’s Catch It. He also did the illustration for The Raccoon in the Sesame Field, Alligator, Do You Want Me To Brush Your Teeth?, It’s Me, Swallow, The Wild Plant School, Chica Chica One Two, Liar Fox, Kongy’s Best Pal and Patchi’s Best Pal, The Study of a Thicko and many others. 5. About the Book Weak when alone, but strong when together! A show stealing performance by the ‘Cong-Pad-Pul Musketeers,’ who fight against injustice! Pulmuchi is new to the insect school, which has long been dictated by Mantis. Notorious for his bullying, no one has ever dared to stand against him. Not until now... Forming the ‘Cong-Pad-Pul Musketeers’ with Cong-jung-eeh and Pad-jung-eeh, Pulmuchi decides to stand toe-to-toe with the notorious one. What change will the Musketeers bring to the insect school? Please root for the Musketeers who fight against injustice and for the insect friends who finally decide to stand up. *Because I Hate My Company...* 1. Publication Details Imprint \| Sigongsa Co., Ltd Title \| Because I Hate My Company . . . Author \| Neoguri Illustrator \| Hye-ryeong Kim Format \| 130190 Binding \| Paperback Pages \| 256pages ISBN \| 978-89-52777-62-1 2. Contact* Name \| Sunju Jung Phone \| +82-2-2046-2895 Email \| alliswell1224@sigongsa.com URL \| www.sigongsa.com 3. Selling Points Awards, Recommendations, and Selections \| First independently published in March 2016, the book was recognized as a bestseller book for April, August, and October at the bookstore Storage Book and Film. It has now (2017) been re-published by Sigongsa. Subject\| About the inner conflict of an employee: pissed off by work life, but afraid to quit the job. Target Readers \| Employees Media Reviews & Advertisement Copy \| A book that really hits home, from an employee who constantly dreams of quitting the job. 4. About the Author / Illustrator Author \| Neoguri Real name Kim Gyeong-hi, Neoguri (Racoon) was born soon after the 1988 Seoul Olympics and is very proud of her home town Incheon, a hub city of Northeast Asia. She published this book Because I Hate My Company . . . first as an independent publication, a record about her twice finding and quitting a job. Although she wishes to make people laugh through her spoken and written words, she herself is an easy touch and gets teary-eyed just from looking at a wedding photo of a total stranger. She was such a hardworking employee, almost as if born with slave DNA, that her boss from a previous workplace calls to tell her that she can come back any time. She is brazen enough to reveal this, but that’s her charm. Instagram.com /khsm_sky, Khsmsky.blog.me Illustrator \| Hye-ryeong Kim Born in Seoul in 1991 and loving books and drawing pictures, she became an illustrator after graduating from the Department of Life Design at Yonsei University. Her life focuses on drawing where drawing is needed. Instagram.com/hera_grida, Grafolio.com/hera_grida 5. About the Book As a student, I dreamed of getting a job quickly and earning money, but I now dream of quitting my job. A handful of comfort for young people who dream of quitting their jobs. Isn’t it alright to take a break from working once in a while? We all want to achieve something through our work. We all start a job with bright hopes and big ambition. However, we soon start to lose the initial hope and ambition as stress piles up from mistakes we make, arguments with colleagues, lack of communication, and ineffective systems, among other things. At the age of 28, Neoguri has already twice experienced being employed and quitting her job. Recalling her last job, she says, “I was hospitalized for a week from overwork. I worked so hard night and day and even on the weekends. I felt guilty enough lying there in the hospital, but when I went to back to work, my boss said as soon as he saw me, ‘How could you get sick? There is so much work to do! I was almost going to tell you at the hospital but I held my tongue.’ At that moment, I decided to quit my job.” Because I Hate My Company . . . consists of five chapters: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are thoughts about work life; chapter 4 is about episodes immediately after quitting her job; and chapter 5 depicts life without a job. With too little money in the bank not to worry about her future and without any special qualifications to help her easily get a different job, she decides to quit. But she believes that this time for a break (where she doesn’t even look for work) will be a good support later to comfort her when she has to lead a busy life again. Some might hear her stories and say, “How could a young person lack spirit like that!” But anyone who has been employed at least once would sympathize with her about how hard life is for those who dreamt of a fulfilling job. People complain about their company and want to quit their jobs. Not to dream of a job does not mean being a loser. But we sometimes need to realize this, and for that, we need somebody with whom to curse and swear together and say, “It’s alright to quit a job, isn’t it?” This helps us let off steam and allows us to dream of doing a good job, regardless of whether we quit the job or not. We don’t live only for the future. Because I Hate My Company . . . is a book that comforts us.