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Book Introduction
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A new work from the author of "Dollargut Dream Department Store"The first hyperrealistic novel by author Im Ye-mi, who has become a best-selling author, selling over 1.5 million copies.
People chosen as the villains of the steam room from each company are invited to participate in a 7-day training camp reality show.
It deals with the hatred that anyone can receive, or the misunderstanding that anyone can make, in an impactful way.
July 9, 2024. Novel/Poetry PD Kim Yu-ri
Author Im Ye-mi, who wrote “Dollar Gut Dream Department Store,” which was loved by 1.5 million readers, has now met readers with “Tangbisil.”
Set in a seven-day reality show that brings together people who have been labeled "steam room villains" from various workplaces, this work kills two birds with one stone by providing both entertainment and a deep analysis of human psychology.
The author vividly portrays events that occur in small spaces of everyday life through the characters' actions and changes in their emotions, giving readers a variety of emotions, including empathy, amusement, and a strange sense of discomfort.
A 7-day training camp reality show called 'Tangbisil'.
Those who were recruited here were chosen by their coworkers as 'people they don't want to share a break room with.'
In fact, these people are in a situation where they wonder why they were chosen as villains.
However, the story begins in earnest when he realizes that the kindness and consideration he usually showed to his colleagues was conveyed as an extremely unpleasant and creepy feeling.
What awaits them ahead?
Now, let's enter the world of the reality show 'Tangbisil'.
Set in a seven-day reality show that brings together people who have been labeled "steam room villains" from various workplaces, this work kills two birds with one stone by providing both entertainment and a deep analysis of human psychology.
The author vividly portrays events that occur in small spaces of everyday life through the characters' actions and changes in their emotions, giving readers a variety of emotions, including empathy, amusement, and a strange sense of discomfort.
A 7-day training camp reality show called 'Tangbisil'.
Those who were recruited here were chosen by their coworkers as 'people they don't want to share a break room with.'
In fact, these people are in a situation where they wonder why they were chosen as villains.
However, the story begins in earnest when he realizes that the kindness and consideration he usually showed to his colleagues was conveyed as an extremely unpleasant and creepy feeling.
What awaits them ahead?
Now, let's enter the world of the reality show 'Tangbisil'.
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When asked about the specific concept of the reality show, he said that he could not reveal it before filming began in order to ensure the smooth progress of the broadcast, and only hinted that it would be a kind of mafia game set in a steam room.
--- p.15
There were four men, including me, and four women as candidates for the role, and one of them was the woman I had seen in the documentary.
I'm talking about the guy who stuffed coffee mix into his pockets after hearing that the starting salary was similar to his own.
--- p.16
“Then let me explain the game.
Only one of these characters was intentionally created by the broadcast.
Let's just call it 'Sullae'.
Of the information provided in the future, all of it about Sulae is made up.
You have to observe each other for a week and figure out who is the tagger by comparing them to the clues given.
So, to find the thief, we need a hint, right? But everyone except the thief has to confuse each other.
The fewer correct guesses, the bigger the prize! And if no one guesses the tagger, the tagger gets double the prize money.”
--- p.22
The first thing that came to mind was the faces of the people at the company.
Was it funny that they nominated me for a show like this just because I'd frozen cola or coffee in an ice cube tray? Did they never think about the awkwardness we'd have when I found out?
--- p.34
What was the producer thinking when he brought us here? What did he want to convey? I frowned deeply, lost in thought, trying to savor his words.
--- p.15
There were four men, including me, and four women as candidates for the role, and one of them was the woman I had seen in the documentary.
I'm talking about the guy who stuffed coffee mix into his pockets after hearing that the starting salary was similar to his own.
--- p.16
“Then let me explain the game.
Only one of these characters was intentionally created by the broadcast.
Let's just call it 'Sullae'.
Of the information provided in the future, all of it about Sulae is made up.
You have to observe each other for a week and figure out who is the tagger by comparing them to the clues given.
So, to find the thief, we need a hint, right? But everyone except the thief has to confuse each other.
The fewer correct guesses, the bigger the prize! And if no one guesses the tagger, the tagger gets double the prize money.”
--- p.22
The first thing that came to mind was the faces of the people at the company.
Was it funny that they nominated me for a show like this just because I'd frozen cola or coffee in an ice cube tray? Did they never think about the awkwardness we'd have when I found out?
--- p.34
What was the producer thinking when he brought us here? What did he want to convey? I frowned deeply, lost in thought, trying to savor his words.
--- p.61
Publisher's Review
Loved by 1.5 million readers
《Dollargut Dream Department Store》 by Im Ye-mi
The first hyperrealistic novel!
“Who do you hate the most?”
A big story unfolding in a small space in everyday life
In 2020, a new work was born that made a mark on the South Korean publishing market by becoming the first domestic novel to sell one million copies in the shortest period of time.
This is the novel “Dollargut Dream Department Store” by author Im Yi-ye.
This book became a bestseller upon its publication in July 2020, creating a new genre called 'healing fantasy.'
Maintaining its position on the bestseller list for two years, it has sold over 1.5 million copies in South Korea and has been exported to over 20 countries, receiving love from readers around the world in various languages.
Author Im Ye-mi, who has always soothed readers' hearts and invited them into a world of fantasy, has now returned to her readers with hyperrealism, the closest thing to reality.
The work begins with the question, “Who do you hate the most?” and is sharp from the first sentence, unlike the warm atmosphere of the previous work.
The realistic background setting and the characters are familiar, but there is a sense of unpleasantness that could actually happen.
As the fun and unpleasantness go back and forth, the reality show ends before you know it.
The moment you close the last page of this book, it is certain that some will read it again, and others will be lost in thought.
This work, which has a different charm from its predecessor, will satisfy the needs of readers who have been thirsting for new literature.
“What did I do wrong?”
“I have never tried to get to know more about someone I disliked in my life.”
A person freezing coffee and cola in a public ice tray.
A person who only takes popular coffee mixes.
A person unplugging and charging the microwave.
A self-proclaimed environmental activist who leaves unwashed tumblers lined up in the sink.
A person who piles up used paper cups next to a water bottle instead of throwing them away.
A person who mutters and talks in the break room all day long.
A person who keeps a refrigerator full of cake boxes.
A person who gargles loudly at the sink every morning.
Imagine sharing a steam room with them.
Who do you hate the most?
Those who were cast for the 7-day reality show 'Tangbisil' were chosen by their coworkers as 'people they don't want to share a steam room with.'
Filming begins as he realizes that the kindness and consideration he usually showed to his colleagues has been conveyed to them as an extremely unpleasant and creepy feeling.
The main character, 'Ice', was cast because he froze cola ice and coffee ice in a public ice mold.
“Was it fun to nominate me for a show like this for such a simple reason? Didn’t they even consider that it would be awkward between us if I found out? (p. 34)” He briefly wonders, but rather than voluntarily stepping down and not finding out anything, he decides to participate in the game and find out ‘what other people think of him (or, more precisely, the specific reason he was chosen)’.
“《Tangbisil》 is a story about people who have developed feelings of hatred even in the ambiguous relationships where they only exchange greetings and pass each other by.
None of the characters have ever been fully understood by others, nor do they make any effort to understand others.
As we often do with people we just 'know'.
- Author's Note (page 138)”
Unlike his previous work, the novel "Tangbisil" is less than 150 pages long.
It's too long to be called a short story, but too short to be called a novel.
However, anyone who reads this book will not regret its shortness as it leaves a lasting impression.
《Dollargut Dream Department Store》 by Im Ye-mi
The first hyperrealistic novel!
“Who do you hate the most?”
A big story unfolding in a small space in everyday life
In 2020, a new work was born that made a mark on the South Korean publishing market by becoming the first domestic novel to sell one million copies in the shortest period of time.
This is the novel “Dollargut Dream Department Store” by author Im Yi-ye.
This book became a bestseller upon its publication in July 2020, creating a new genre called 'healing fantasy.'
Maintaining its position on the bestseller list for two years, it has sold over 1.5 million copies in South Korea and has been exported to over 20 countries, receiving love from readers around the world in various languages.
Author Im Ye-mi, who has always soothed readers' hearts and invited them into a world of fantasy, has now returned to her readers with hyperrealism, the closest thing to reality.
The work begins with the question, “Who do you hate the most?” and is sharp from the first sentence, unlike the warm atmosphere of the previous work.
The realistic background setting and the characters are familiar, but there is a sense of unpleasantness that could actually happen.
As the fun and unpleasantness go back and forth, the reality show ends before you know it.
The moment you close the last page of this book, it is certain that some will read it again, and others will be lost in thought.
This work, which has a different charm from its predecessor, will satisfy the needs of readers who have been thirsting for new literature.
“What did I do wrong?”
“I have never tried to get to know more about someone I disliked in my life.”
A person freezing coffee and cola in a public ice tray.
A person who only takes popular coffee mixes.
A person unplugging and charging the microwave.
A self-proclaimed environmental activist who leaves unwashed tumblers lined up in the sink.
A person who piles up used paper cups next to a water bottle instead of throwing them away.
A person who mutters and talks in the break room all day long.
A person who keeps a refrigerator full of cake boxes.
A person who gargles loudly at the sink every morning.
Imagine sharing a steam room with them.
Who do you hate the most?
Those who were cast for the 7-day reality show 'Tangbisil' were chosen by their coworkers as 'people they don't want to share a steam room with.'
Filming begins as he realizes that the kindness and consideration he usually showed to his colleagues has been conveyed to them as an extremely unpleasant and creepy feeling.
The main character, 'Ice', was cast because he froze cola ice and coffee ice in a public ice mold.
“Was it fun to nominate me for a show like this for such a simple reason? Didn’t they even consider that it would be awkward between us if I found out? (p. 34)” He briefly wonders, but rather than voluntarily stepping down and not finding out anything, he decides to participate in the game and find out ‘what other people think of him (or, more precisely, the specific reason he was chosen)’.
“《Tangbisil》 is a story about people who have developed feelings of hatred even in the ambiguous relationships where they only exchange greetings and pass each other by.
None of the characters have ever been fully understood by others, nor do they make any effort to understand others.
As we often do with people we just 'know'.
- Author's Note (page 138)”
Unlike his previous work, the novel "Tangbisil" is less than 150 pages long.
It's too long to be called a short story, but too short to be called a novel.
However, anyone who reads this book will not regret its shortness as it leaves a lasting impression.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: July 10, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 140 pages | 170g | 122*190*10mm
- ISBN13: 9791198809940
- ISBN10: 1198809949
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