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Two Ways to Read Spring in April Columnist’s Pick
2024.05.07
Former journalist for Elle and Esquire, Min Yong-Jun is a freelance columnist, appearing on TV, lecturing, and writing. He wrote Yesterday’s Film, Today’s Director, and Tomorrow’s Conversation (Zene Scene), a collection of interviews he had with 13 directors.
The seasons are always honest and dutiful - they do what they must when the time comes, without hesitation. In spring, it sows what it has to, blooms what it has to, and declares another cycle of seasons to begin again. Spring is always an invigorating and promising season, as if giving those who have missed the start of a new year a second chance to get back on the starting line. Although we often say that spring begins in March, it is usually April when we can truly enjoy it. So, I have selected 2 books that I think are perfect for April, when spring fully blooms.
Han Kang, writer of The Vegetarian (Changbi), was the first Korean to win the UK’s Man Booker Prize. And Han’s novel, Impossible Adieux (Munhakdongne), is a book to read and remember with April. Beginning with the sentence, “It was snowing heavily,” the book stays in this snowy season from beginning to end. Set in this cold season, the story follows the journey of Kyung-Ha, a novelist living in Seoul, as she travels to Jeju Island to meet her old friend In-Sun. In between, the readers learn about the past stories and introspective confessions of the two characters. Along the way, we discover why this novel is set on Jeju Island - the ultimate destination.
Subtitled “The Determination to Play, Eat, and Work,” Spring is Just an Excuse (Book Stone) is a collection of essays by Lee Ju-Yeon, a freelance food journalist. In the book, Lee candidly writes about her stories of “playing, eating, and working,” as the subtitle suggests, while living in the same neighborhood - Seochon, Jongno-gu, Seoul - for 11 years since her marriage in 2013. As the title, Spring is Just an Excuse, suggests, the season of spring just added some flavors - she delightfully shares some of the daily events of her life in Seochon. While some may wonder why anyone would want to read about such a private life in an age where we can easily find out about others’ daily lives through Social Media, it is worth checking out if you have a special affection or interest in Seochon.
Written by Min Yong-Jun (Freelance film journalist and pop-culture columnist)
Min Yong-Jun (Freelance film journalist and pop-culture columnist) #Han Kang#Impossible Adieux#Lee Ju-Yeon#Spring is Just an Excuse |
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