Words that were not said
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The one thing I would be willing to lose everything for, loveA new novel by author Im Kyeong-seon.
As you read the protagonist's diary, you will be swept up in the emotions of love that surge through you.
A novel that expresses the passionate times that everyone experiences, losing themselves in a fateful love but unable to stop their feelings, using the author's uniquely sensuous writing style.
March 26, 2024. Novel/Poetry PD Kim Yu-ri
Author Lim Kyeong-seon, who has captured the poignant stories of contemporary people in works such as “Hotel Story,” “Names Called Quietly,” and “The Person Who Remains by Your Side” with her signature concise and simple writing style, has returned with the passionate love novel “Words Untold.”
A profound reflection on the joys and ecstasy of love, and the pain it brings.
Why do things you want to say but can't when you fall in love, and do you start to become conscious of things you don't want to say but must? "I," a female office worker who had been taking care of her own life, meets "you," a male pianist, and as if by fate, falls for him. Little by little, her once-tidy routine begins to unravel.
“Is it possible to love without losing myself?” he asks, experiencing the excitement, ecstasy, and pain of love with his whole body.
'I' am afraid of losing 'you', so I hold back my words, and in that helpless pain, I write something that I don't know whether it's a letter, a diary, or simply a monologue.
Only someone I loved deeply could hurt me deeply.
The best thing a person going through the pain of love can do is write about the person they love so much.
I wanted to leave my heart as it is now.
I wanted to say something I couldn't say before.
Something that was really good, something that was so heartbreaking,
What fooled you, etc.
The moment I saw you, I thought I had finally found it.
Don't be so quick to think that it will last a long time or that it will last forever.
Words that I couldn't say at every moment.
Words that could not be kept or thrown away.
These words have only one place to go, one person only: you, you.
- p.207
The words that I couldn't say during the time we were together are finally written down and finally exhaled.
Words that you couldn't say while you were in a relationship, and words that you still keep inside even after breaking up while still in love.
I, who have been putting in a lot of effort to write down all the overflowing emotions and complex thoughts, finally perform the final ritual to let go of the other person.
The novel, “Words Untold,” is written in the first-person colloquial voice of the female protagonist, “I,” from beginning to end.
The tense changes between past and present as it comes to mind.
"Words Untold," vivid as if it were "my own story," will be a novel that brings comfort to all those who are going through the pain of love at this very moment, and empathy to all those who have endured the pain of love.
A profound reflection on the joys and ecstasy of love, and the pain it brings.
Why do things you want to say but can't when you fall in love, and do you start to become conscious of things you don't want to say but must? "I," a female office worker who had been taking care of her own life, meets "you," a male pianist, and as if by fate, falls for him. Little by little, her once-tidy routine begins to unravel.
“Is it possible to love without losing myself?” he asks, experiencing the excitement, ecstasy, and pain of love with his whole body.
'I' am afraid of losing 'you', so I hold back my words, and in that helpless pain, I write something that I don't know whether it's a letter, a diary, or simply a monologue.
Only someone I loved deeply could hurt me deeply.
The best thing a person going through the pain of love can do is write about the person they love so much.
I wanted to leave my heart as it is now.
I wanted to say something I couldn't say before.
Something that was really good, something that was so heartbreaking,
What fooled you, etc.
The moment I saw you, I thought I had finally found it.
Don't be so quick to think that it will last a long time or that it will last forever.
Words that I couldn't say at every moment.
Words that could not be kept or thrown away.
These words have only one place to go, one person only: you, you.
- p.207
The words that I couldn't say during the time we were together are finally written down and finally exhaled.
Words that you couldn't say while you were in a relationship, and words that you still keep inside even after breaking up while still in love.
I, who have been putting in a lot of effort to write down all the overflowing emotions and complex thoughts, finally perform the final ritual to let go of the other person.
The novel, “Words Untold,” is written in the first-person colloquial voice of the female protagonist, “I,” from beginning to end.
The tense changes between past and present as it comes to mind.
"Words Untold," vivid as if it were "my own story," will be a novel that brings comfort to all those who are going through the pain of love at this very moment, and empathy to all those who have endured the pain of love.
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index
Someone is in love / Grasshopper / First jealousy / The words "for the time being" / House of Woodcock / Unfamiliar sensation / Waiting / On the way to a wedding / Expression / Office worker's lunch break / Eye test / Text at night / Schumann, Clara, and Brahms / Deoksugung Palace / Gloomy artist / Practice / Lies / Stiff fingers / Sweden / Forbidden sadness / Recycling / Concert / Gloomy dreamer and lively enthusiast / Surprise / Saying sorry / Pain / Only women love / Rationalization / Third parties / Learning / Taste in music / Period / Bleeding / As if I won't miss you / The workings of time / Oblivion / Weeping cherry tree / Author's note
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I heard news of someone's love affair.
The wind was soft and warm, and it was now a clear spring day.
--- p.11
I don't pay attention to most things.
That's just a way to make a living.
People used to admire my 'completely unfazed' appearance.
But, looking back, I think it wasn't really a compliment.
Maybe I was just a 'pathetic person who didn't even know how to get angry'.
--- p.21
'I think I have a little love for you.
little.'
Every time, I would quietly mutter to myself so that no one could hear.
--- p.65
Sometimes I read a contempt in your eyes, as if to ask what you know about art.
But maybe that's because you first read in my eyes the suspicion that I have no real artistic talent.
--- p.87
Is it even possible to have a love that doesn't lose me?
--- p.121
If you respond to someone who is angry by saying sorry, there is no reason for them to be angry.
Getting angry only works when the other person wants something from me.
But if the other person no longer wants anything from me, the anger just evaporates into thin air.
People who get angry only become more miserable.
--- p.144
I like someone who makes sure to do it.
Whether male or female.
So tell me the truth.
Because I really hate waiting indefinitely.
--- p.155
I thought I would feel relieved when the vague hope torture ended in a clear separation, but blood gushed out from my heart, which had been stabbed with a sharp knife.
I increasingly couldn't tell whether it was more painful to embrace the vague possibility of not seeing each other for a while, or to be told precisely that we should never see each other again.
--- p.187
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“Everything in life is ultimately about letting go, and what’s always most heartbreaking is not even having the chance to say goodbye.”
The wind was soft and warm, and it was now a clear spring day.
--- p.11
I don't pay attention to most things.
That's just a way to make a living.
People used to admire my 'completely unfazed' appearance.
But, looking back, I think it wasn't really a compliment.
Maybe I was just a 'pathetic person who didn't even know how to get angry'.
--- p.21
'I think I have a little love for you.
little.'
Every time, I would quietly mutter to myself so that no one could hear.
--- p.65
Sometimes I read a contempt in your eyes, as if to ask what you know about art.
But maybe that's because you first read in my eyes the suspicion that I have no real artistic talent.
--- p.87
Is it even possible to have a love that doesn't lose me?
--- p.121
If you respond to someone who is angry by saying sorry, there is no reason for them to be angry.
Getting angry only works when the other person wants something from me.
But if the other person no longer wants anything from me, the anger just evaporates into thin air.
People who get angry only become more miserable.
--- p.144
I like someone who makes sure to do it.
Whether male or female.
So tell me the truth.
Because I really hate waiting indefinitely.
--- p.155
I thought I would feel relieved when the vague hope torture ended in a clear separation, but blood gushed out from my heart, which had been stabbed with a sharp knife.
I increasingly couldn't tell whether it was more painful to embrace the vague possibility of not seeing each other for a while, or to be told precisely that we should never see each other again.
--- p.187
ㅤ
“Everything in life is ultimately about letting go, and what’s always most heartbreaking is not even having the chance to say goodbye.”
--- p.207
Publisher's Review
“Deep wounds can only be inflicted by someone you love deeply.”
Robert Gluck, the American poet and novelist, is said to have responded this way when people sometimes ask him to write about them.
“First, break my heart.”
That's so true.
Writing about someone you love can be a happy thing, but
What makes me write so desperately and desperately is the person who hurt me deeply.
And that deep wound can only be given by someone I love deeply.
The female protagonist of 'Words Untold', 'I', is a diligent and independent office worker who has been taking good care of her own daily life.
'I', as a performing artist, meets 'you', a male pianist who has faced frustration, and falls for him as if by fate, and her neat daily life gradually falls apart.
'I', who chose to love like a fool, asks the readers, "Is it possible to love without losing myself?" as if crying, and experiences the excitement, ecstasy, and pain of love with my whole body.
A profound reflection on the joys and ecstasies of love, and the pain it brings.
Why, when you fall in love, do you find yourself saying things you want to say but can't, and become conscious of things you don't want to say but must? The female protagonist of "The Words Untold" holds back her words for fear of losing "you," and in her uncontrollable pain, she writes what might be a letter, a diary, or simply a soliloquy.
The best thing a person going through the pain of love can do is write about the person they love so much.
The words that I couldn't say during the time we were together are finally written down and finally exhaled.
Words that you couldn't say while you were in a relationship, and words that you still keep inside even after breaking up while still in love.
I, who have been putting in a lot of effort to write down all the overflowing emotions and complex thoughts, finally perform the final ritual to let go of the other person.
A raw, first-person, colloquial novel that feels like "my story"
The novel, “Words Untold,” is written in the first-person colloquial voice of the female protagonist, “I,” from beginning to end.
The tense can go back and forth between past and present as it comes to mind.
Now, with nothing left to hide, I can honestly and vividly tell 'everything I can say now' and slowly heal my own wounds.
Although the other person, 'you', is the one who caused me pain and left me, 'I' try to be honest about my feelings while at the same time trying to maintain a fair perspective in my relationship with the other person until the end.
“Even so, my belief that there is no perpetrator or victim in love remains unchanged.
There are just people who love a little more or a little less, or who stop loving a little earlier, or who take a little longer to stop loving.
Therefore, the 'you' in the novel is by no means a bad person.
I think that's just how love is.
“I still don’t know for sure.” _Author’s Note
Timothée Chalamet, the actor in the movie [Dune], also expressed the 'inevitability' of the pain of love in an interview with Vogue Homme as follows.
“When you love, you must not be afraid or shy away from anything, and you must give everything you have.
It's only natural that love is painful.
If you feel a pain in your heart when you think of that person, or if you feel as if your heart is going to break - yes, that is love.”
"Words Untold" will be a novel that brings comfort to all those who are currently experiencing the pain of love, and empathy to all those who have endured the pain of love.
Robert Gluck, the American poet and novelist, is said to have responded this way when people sometimes ask him to write about them.
“First, break my heart.”
That's so true.
Writing about someone you love can be a happy thing, but
What makes me write so desperately and desperately is the person who hurt me deeply.
And that deep wound can only be given by someone I love deeply.
The female protagonist of 'Words Untold', 'I', is a diligent and independent office worker who has been taking good care of her own daily life.
'I', as a performing artist, meets 'you', a male pianist who has faced frustration, and falls for him as if by fate, and her neat daily life gradually falls apart.
'I', who chose to love like a fool, asks the readers, "Is it possible to love without losing myself?" as if crying, and experiences the excitement, ecstasy, and pain of love with my whole body.
A profound reflection on the joys and ecstasies of love, and the pain it brings.
Why, when you fall in love, do you find yourself saying things you want to say but can't, and become conscious of things you don't want to say but must? The female protagonist of "The Words Untold" holds back her words for fear of losing "you," and in her uncontrollable pain, she writes what might be a letter, a diary, or simply a soliloquy.
The best thing a person going through the pain of love can do is write about the person they love so much.
The words that I couldn't say during the time we were together are finally written down and finally exhaled.
Words that you couldn't say while you were in a relationship, and words that you still keep inside even after breaking up while still in love.
I, who have been putting in a lot of effort to write down all the overflowing emotions and complex thoughts, finally perform the final ritual to let go of the other person.
A raw, first-person, colloquial novel that feels like "my story"
The novel, “Words Untold,” is written in the first-person colloquial voice of the female protagonist, “I,” from beginning to end.
The tense can go back and forth between past and present as it comes to mind.
Now, with nothing left to hide, I can honestly and vividly tell 'everything I can say now' and slowly heal my own wounds.
Although the other person, 'you', is the one who caused me pain and left me, 'I' try to be honest about my feelings while at the same time trying to maintain a fair perspective in my relationship with the other person until the end.
“Even so, my belief that there is no perpetrator or victim in love remains unchanged.
There are just people who love a little more or a little less, or who stop loving a little earlier, or who take a little longer to stop loving.
Therefore, the 'you' in the novel is by no means a bad person.
I think that's just how love is.
“I still don’t know for sure.” _Author’s Note
Timothée Chalamet, the actor in the movie [Dune], also expressed the 'inevitability' of the pain of love in an interview with Vogue Homme as follows.
“When you love, you must not be afraid or shy away from anything, and you must give everything you have.
It's only natural that love is painful.
If you feel a pain in your heart when you think of that person, or if you feel as if your heart is going to break - yes, that is love.”
"Words Untold" will be a novel that brings comfort to all those who are currently experiencing the pain of love, and empathy to all those who have endured the pain of love.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 20, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 216 pages | 350g | 120*205*17mm
- ISBN13: 9791197346521
- ISBN10: 119734652X
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