The hundred millionth summer
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Book Introduction
“My choice has always been one.
“Protecting you.”
A young writer who will lead Korean literature, Cheong Ye-ga, is introduced.
A story of profound and earnest love and salvation
Cheongye's new full-length novel, "The Hundred Millionth Summer" (Changbi Youth Literature 136), which swept various contests including the Korean Science Literature Award, Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest, and K-Story Contest, and was selected as a "Young Writer Who Will Be the Future of Korean Literature" by Yes24, has been published.
Cheong-ye, who has garnered attention for her provocative perspective and unique writing style in works such as “Orange and Bread Knife” and “Romantic Wisdom Tooth,” presents her first passionate love story in this work.
In a world where only sweltering summers repeat, will those who band together to prevent destruction be able to overcome their anxiety and fear and embrace the new season? The sight of them willingly sacrificing their lives to save one another resonates deeply, while the poignant love that blossoms amidst a cruel fate leaves a lasting impression.
“Protecting you.”
A young writer who will lead Korean literature, Cheong Ye-ga, is introduced.
A story of profound and earnest love and salvation
Cheongye's new full-length novel, "The Hundred Millionth Summer" (Changbi Youth Literature 136), which swept various contests including the Korean Science Literature Award, Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest, and K-Story Contest, and was selected as a "Young Writer Who Will Be the Future of Korean Literature" by Yes24, has been published.
Cheong-ye, who has garnered attention for her provocative perspective and unique writing style in works such as “Orange and Bread Knife” and “Romantic Wisdom Tooth,” presents her first passionate love story in this work.
In a world where only sweltering summers repeat, will those who band together to prevent destruction be able to overcome their anxiety and fear and embrace the new season? The sight of them willingly sacrificing their lives to save one another resonates deeply, while the poignant love that blossoms amidst a cruel fate leaves a lasting impression.
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index
Prophecy of the ancient ancestors
Part 1: Let there be light
Part 2: Crimson Summer
Part 3: Summer of Irok
Part 4: Summer of the Diary
Part 5 Then there was light.
End of summer
Author's Note
Part 1: Let there be light
Part 2: Crimson Summer
Part 3: Summer of Irok
Part 4: Summer of the Diary
Part 5 Then there was light.
End of summer
Author's Note
Detailed image
Into the book
There is someone we absolutely want to save.
---p.11
ocean.
This sea is no different from the summers of long ago when our ancient ancestors lived.
The water silk that wets the pupils will never change.
So blue is the truest color.
---p.12
I used to be an ordinary kid, but living on Irok's legs, I gradually became a disgusting person.
So, to be fair, I hope you grow up to be a mischievous person like me.
---p.33
There is no evil in nature.
So there is no good intention.
They don't shake their bodies to save or kill people.
It just shakes and shakes.
---p.47
Even the flower fireworks that shined like jewels could not last forever.
After the fire was extinguished with all the flowers and firewood burned, the villagers put the ashes in small bottles.
Lee Rok closed the bottle and threw it into the sea.
Sadness will become a buoy and drift across this planet.
So wherever we go, as long as there is a blue sea, we can remember the souls of the dead.
---p.65
From here on out, it's all about luck again.
Life and death are not the realm of desire.
---p.92
“Sacrifice is the privilege of the brave.
We are the ones who protect.”
---p.103
“Even if you become a chieftain someday, you must not forget the joy of life.”
“What is the joy of living?”
“It’s something very ordinary.
“Finding the happiness hidden in the little things, striving to grasp that happiness, sharing it with others, trying to protect it together, and letting the simplest days repeat themselves.”
---p.104
“We are complete when we are together.”
---p.150
Happiness is a walk along the coast together.
Happiness is a rice ball shared.
Happiness is someone telling me that they need me.
Happiness is like a small child who is vague and lacks ability like me.
Happiness is the sadness of someone who wants to share it tomorrow too.
It was nothing special.
Really, anyone can have it.
Mother was right.
---p.177
So I asked my father to make a promise.
The reason was simple.
I always wanted to protect that child.
I feel sorry for everyone else, but I didn't have many choices.
---p.187
That's what my mother said.
This world complements each other.
A sick person next to a healthy person.
A dark person next to a bright person.
There is a weak person next to a strong person.
It didn't turn out that way by chance.
Mother Nature wanted them all to survive, so she destined them to be together.
So the world is connected as one and moves forward together without anyone being left behind.
It is something that just keeps circulating endlessly.
---p.225
A world I have never seen before, where some mountains turn red, some turn yellow, and some are covered in brown.
The magic of green leaves turning red.
It was said that when the planets started moving on their own and walking with rendezvous, it would unfold again.
A fantasy that those who left first always wondered about.
Some people called it a season.
---p.11
ocean.
This sea is no different from the summers of long ago when our ancient ancestors lived.
The water silk that wets the pupils will never change.
So blue is the truest color.
---p.12
I used to be an ordinary kid, but living on Irok's legs, I gradually became a disgusting person.
So, to be fair, I hope you grow up to be a mischievous person like me.
---p.33
There is no evil in nature.
So there is no good intention.
They don't shake their bodies to save or kill people.
It just shakes and shakes.
---p.47
Even the flower fireworks that shined like jewels could not last forever.
After the fire was extinguished with all the flowers and firewood burned, the villagers put the ashes in small bottles.
Lee Rok closed the bottle and threw it into the sea.
Sadness will become a buoy and drift across this planet.
So wherever we go, as long as there is a blue sea, we can remember the souls of the dead.
---p.65
From here on out, it's all about luck again.
Life and death are not the realm of desire.
---p.92
“Sacrifice is the privilege of the brave.
We are the ones who protect.”
---p.103
“Even if you become a chieftain someday, you must not forget the joy of life.”
“What is the joy of living?”
“It’s something very ordinary.
“Finding the happiness hidden in the little things, striving to grasp that happiness, sharing it with others, trying to protect it together, and letting the simplest days repeat themselves.”
---p.104
“We are complete when we are together.”
---p.150
Happiness is a walk along the coast together.
Happiness is a rice ball shared.
Happiness is someone telling me that they need me.
Happiness is like a small child who is vague and lacks ability like me.
Happiness is the sadness of someone who wants to share it tomorrow too.
It was nothing special.
Really, anyone can have it.
Mother was right.
---p.177
So I asked my father to make a promise.
The reason was simple.
I always wanted to protect that child.
I feel sorry for everyone else, but I didn't have many choices.
---p.187
That's what my mother said.
This world complements each other.
A sick person next to a healthy person.
A dark person next to a bright person.
There is a weak person next to a strong person.
It didn't turn out that way by chance.
Mother Nature wanted them all to survive, so she destined them to be together.
So the world is connected as one and moves forward together without anyone being left behind.
It is something that just keeps circulating endlessly.
---p.225
A world I have never seen before, where some mountains turn red, some turn yellow, and some are covered in brown.
The magic of green leaves turning red.
It was said that when the planets started moving on their own and walking with rendezvous, it would unfold again.
A fantasy that those who left first always wondered about.
Some people called it a season.
---p.230
Publisher's Review
“My choice has always been one.
“Protecting you.”
A young writer who will lead Korean literature, Cheong Ye-ga, is introduced.
A story of profound and earnest love and salvation
Cheongye's new full-length novel, "The Hundred Millionth Summer" (Changbi Youth Literature 136), which swept various contests including the Korean Science Literature Award, Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest, and K-Story Contest, and was selected as a "Young Writer Who Will Be the Future of Korean Literature" by Yes24, has been published.
Cheong-ye, who has garnered attention for her provocative perspective and unique writing style in works such as “Orange and Bread Knife” and “Romantic Wisdom Tooth,” presents her first passionate love story in this work.
In a world where only sweltering summers repeat, will those who band together to prevent destruction be able to overcome their anxiety and fear and embrace the new season? The sight of them willingly sacrificing their lives to save one another resonates deeply, while the poignant love that blossoms amidst a cruel fate leaves a lasting impression.
It makes me feel that youth and love are things that never fade in any era.
Cheon Seon-ran (novelist)
Yes, that's right.
This is a love story that transcends destruction.
Song Su-yeon (critic)
Those who are complete when they are together
A love story that transcends destruction
There is someone we absolutely want to save.
(p.11)
The novel begins with the perspective of Joo-hong, who is walking along a hot sandy beach while carrying Lee-rok.
Lee Rok, who has a bad leg, is carried on Joo Hong's back and goes in search of the 'ultimate source', an energy said to have been left behind by the ancient ancestors.
Irok, who can interpret ancient languages but cannot walk on his own, and Juhong, who has a strong body but does not know ancient languages, are indispensable to each other, and are 'complete when they are together.'
As Joo-hong and Lee-rok search for the 'ultimate source', the 'dark flower' suddenly appears before their eyes, and Joo-hong recalls an ancient prophecy.
A prophecy that when the dark flower blooms, the hundred millionth summer will come and an old race will be destroyed.
Joo Hong, the chieftain of the Mimi tribe, is gripped by the fear that the Dudu tribe will exterminate them, when Il Rok, the half-brother of Irok, who betrayed the Mimi tribe and became a member of the Dudu tribe, appears.
Ilrok informs the Dudu tribe of the existence of the Dark Flower, while causing an earthquake in the Mimi tribe's village.
Meanwhile, Il-rok also has someone he 'desires to save'.
Unlike his younger brother, Irok, he was feeling inferior because he could not interpret ancient languages, but he met Yeondu by chance and she smiled kindly at him.
However, Yeondu is in a Mimi tribe village facing destruction, and Ilrok makes a harsh choice to save Yeondu.
Will Il-rok be able to save Yeon-du? And will I-rok, Ju-hong, and the Mimi tribe be able to protect each other from the prophecy of destruction?
The characters in the novel constantly question their own ‘usefulness.’
Those who question the value of their own existence eventually find the reason in saving each other.
Even in the brutally hot summer, the heartbreaking story of giving one's back and even sacrificing one's life to save another leaves an unforgettable ripple in the hearts of readers.
Even if the world were to end, his desperate cry to sacrifice his entire life to protect you is a powerful expression of love never seen before.
“There is no evil in nature.
So there is no good intention.”
Humans struggling against overwhelming natural disasters
The summer in 'The Hundred Millionth Summer' is much more fierce, harsh, and merciless than the summer in reality.
In the sweltering heat, many people in the Mimi tribe village are dying from heatstroke.
It's not just the heat that threatens the survival of the Mimi people.
All kinds of natural disasters, including a raging typhoon, a tsunami, and an erupting volcano, attack the Mimi village.
The Dudu tribe maintains their own noble castle by having the Mimi tribe harvest the energy created by natural disasters.
Mimi tribe gatherers Juhong, Yeondu, and Baekgeum enter the midst of a natural disaster to collect energy, even in life-threatening situations.
The unavoidable and brutal natural disasters, along with the prophecy of the extinction of the race, reveal the helplessness of humanity in the face of fate.
The characters' anxiety and fear toward the 'hundred millionth summer' symbolized by the dark flower reminds us of the fundamental relationship between nature and humans.
Compared to nature, which shakes the earth and changes the air, humans feel insignificant, but the gatherers, including Juhong and Yeondu, courageously carry out their assigned tasks.
The reason they can be brave even in the midst of a tsunami that whips down like a whip and takes their breath away is because they have someone they want to protect.
“Sacrifice is the privilege of the brave.
“We are the ones who protect.” (p.103)
At the end of last summer, we dreamed of a new season.
A ray of hope found in a hot and harsh world
A world I have never seen before, where some mountains turn red, some turn yellow, and some are covered in brown.
The magic of green leaves turning red.
It was said that the planet would move on its own and start walking with rendezvous, and then it would unfold again.
A fantasy that those who left first always wondered about.
Some people called it a season.
(p.230)
Joo-hong and I-rok infiltrate the 'White Castle' where Il-rok lives to find a way for the Mimi tribe to survive.
There, they discover a map containing the locations of underground bunkers used for evacuation, left behind by their ancient ancestors.
At the same time, he witnesses a suspicious diary written in an ancient language, and after reading the diary, Irok declares that he will offer the 'ultimate source' to the Dudu tribe.
What is written in Il-rok's diary that makes him want to hand over the "Ultimate Source"? Will Joo-hong be able to safely find the underground bunker, evacuate the Mimi tribe, and protect those she holds dear?
Even in a painful world where only hot summers repeat, the characters struggle to find a ray of hope and love.
The truth that I finally learned after adventuring and wandering following the prophecies of my ancient ancestors is that this world was created to complement and circulate with each other.
The journey of embracing each other's shortcomings, becoming each other's backs and legs, and moving forward together makes us realize once again the power of solidarity.
『The Hundred Millionth Summer』, a novel that shines with a touching and poignant relationship, is a novel that opens up new possibilities for us as a new season arrives.
“Protecting you.”
A young writer who will lead Korean literature, Cheong Ye-ga, is introduced.
A story of profound and earnest love and salvation
Cheongye's new full-length novel, "The Hundred Millionth Summer" (Changbi Youth Literature 136), which swept various contests including the Korean Science Literature Award, Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest, and K-Story Contest, and was selected as a "Young Writer Who Will Be the Future of Korean Literature" by Yes24, has been published.
Cheong-ye, who has garnered attention for her provocative perspective and unique writing style in works such as “Orange and Bread Knife” and “Romantic Wisdom Tooth,” presents her first passionate love story in this work.
In a world where only sweltering summers repeat, will those who band together to prevent destruction be able to overcome their anxiety and fear and embrace the new season? The sight of them willingly sacrificing their lives to save one another resonates deeply, while the poignant love that blossoms amidst a cruel fate leaves a lasting impression.
It makes me feel that youth and love are things that never fade in any era.
Cheon Seon-ran (novelist)
Yes, that's right.
This is a love story that transcends destruction.
Song Su-yeon (critic)
Those who are complete when they are together
A love story that transcends destruction
There is someone we absolutely want to save.
(p.11)
The novel begins with the perspective of Joo-hong, who is walking along a hot sandy beach while carrying Lee-rok.
Lee Rok, who has a bad leg, is carried on Joo Hong's back and goes in search of the 'ultimate source', an energy said to have been left behind by the ancient ancestors.
Irok, who can interpret ancient languages but cannot walk on his own, and Juhong, who has a strong body but does not know ancient languages, are indispensable to each other, and are 'complete when they are together.'
As Joo-hong and Lee-rok search for the 'ultimate source', the 'dark flower' suddenly appears before their eyes, and Joo-hong recalls an ancient prophecy.
A prophecy that when the dark flower blooms, the hundred millionth summer will come and an old race will be destroyed.
Joo Hong, the chieftain of the Mimi tribe, is gripped by the fear that the Dudu tribe will exterminate them, when Il Rok, the half-brother of Irok, who betrayed the Mimi tribe and became a member of the Dudu tribe, appears.
Ilrok informs the Dudu tribe of the existence of the Dark Flower, while causing an earthquake in the Mimi tribe's village.
Meanwhile, Il-rok also has someone he 'desires to save'.
Unlike his younger brother, Irok, he was feeling inferior because he could not interpret ancient languages, but he met Yeondu by chance and she smiled kindly at him.
However, Yeondu is in a Mimi tribe village facing destruction, and Ilrok makes a harsh choice to save Yeondu.
Will Il-rok be able to save Yeon-du? And will I-rok, Ju-hong, and the Mimi tribe be able to protect each other from the prophecy of destruction?
The characters in the novel constantly question their own ‘usefulness.’
Those who question the value of their own existence eventually find the reason in saving each other.
Even in the brutally hot summer, the heartbreaking story of giving one's back and even sacrificing one's life to save another leaves an unforgettable ripple in the hearts of readers.
Even if the world were to end, his desperate cry to sacrifice his entire life to protect you is a powerful expression of love never seen before.
“There is no evil in nature.
So there is no good intention.”
Humans struggling against overwhelming natural disasters
The summer in 'The Hundred Millionth Summer' is much more fierce, harsh, and merciless than the summer in reality.
In the sweltering heat, many people in the Mimi tribe village are dying from heatstroke.
It's not just the heat that threatens the survival of the Mimi people.
All kinds of natural disasters, including a raging typhoon, a tsunami, and an erupting volcano, attack the Mimi village.
The Dudu tribe maintains their own noble castle by having the Mimi tribe harvest the energy created by natural disasters.
Mimi tribe gatherers Juhong, Yeondu, and Baekgeum enter the midst of a natural disaster to collect energy, even in life-threatening situations.
The unavoidable and brutal natural disasters, along with the prophecy of the extinction of the race, reveal the helplessness of humanity in the face of fate.
The characters' anxiety and fear toward the 'hundred millionth summer' symbolized by the dark flower reminds us of the fundamental relationship between nature and humans.
Compared to nature, which shakes the earth and changes the air, humans feel insignificant, but the gatherers, including Juhong and Yeondu, courageously carry out their assigned tasks.
The reason they can be brave even in the midst of a tsunami that whips down like a whip and takes their breath away is because they have someone they want to protect.
“Sacrifice is the privilege of the brave.
“We are the ones who protect.” (p.103)
At the end of last summer, we dreamed of a new season.
A ray of hope found in a hot and harsh world
A world I have never seen before, where some mountains turn red, some turn yellow, and some are covered in brown.
The magic of green leaves turning red.
It was said that the planet would move on its own and start walking with rendezvous, and then it would unfold again.
A fantasy that those who left first always wondered about.
Some people called it a season.
(p.230)
Joo-hong and I-rok infiltrate the 'White Castle' where Il-rok lives to find a way for the Mimi tribe to survive.
There, they discover a map containing the locations of underground bunkers used for evacuation, left behind by their ancient ancestors.
At the same time, he witnesses a suspicious diary written in an ancient language, and after reading the diary, Irok declares that he will offer the 'ultimate source' to the Dudu tribe.
What is written in Il-rok's diary that makes him want to hand over the "Ultimate Source"? Will Joo-hong be able to safely find the underground bunker, evacuate the Mimi tribe, and protect those she holds dear?
Even in a painful world where only hot summers repeat, the characters struggle to find a ray of hope and love.
The truth that I finally learned after adventuring and wandering following the prophecies of my ancient ancestors is that this world was created to complement and circulate with each other.
The journey of embracing each other's shortcomings, becoming each other's backs and legs, and moving forward together makes us realize once again the power of solidarity.
『The Hundred Millionth Summer』, a novel that shines with a touching and poignant relationship, is a novel that opens up new possibilities for us as a new season arrives.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 16, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 236 pages | 255g | 140*210*12mm
- ISBN13: 9788936457365
- ISBN10: 8936457365
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