The taste of tangerines
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Book Introduction
- A word from MD
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It's ripening sourly and fragrantly.A new book by Jo Nam-joo, author of “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982.”
This book contains the story of four children who went on a trip to Jeju Island before advancing to the third year of middle school.
He warmly and affectionately caresses the pain of the green time we have passed through or will pass through, a time that appears so green but is neither easy nor light.
June 2, 2020. Youth PD Park Hyung-wook
The green time we all went through
Stories from that day, when it was tough and lonely, but possible because we were together.
"The Taste of Tangerines" is the new full-length novel by author Nam-joo Cho, who created a social sensation by explosively expanding the discourse on difference and discrimination with "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982."
He, who is so sensitive to eliciting empathy from individuals that one might say, “Who wrote my story here?”, this time focuses on each and every being that passes through the green time, going back and forth between low and high fever.
The story of you and me, like a tangerine that fills itself with flavor and fragrance as it absorbs and is exposed to countless sunlight and winds.
The author's affectionate gaze is contained in the book, which does not easily define the period called adolescence or transitional period, but "does not belittle it as something that will pass anyway, something insignificant, something that everyone goes through, but rather wants to look at it with its own weight and meaning."
Stories from that day, when it was tough and lonely, but possible because we were together.
"The Taste of Tangerines" is the new full-length novel by author Nam-joo Cho, who created a social sensation by explosively expanding the discourse on difference and discrimination with "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982."
He, who is so sensitive to eliciting empathy from individuals that one might say, “Who wrote my story here?”, this time focuses on each and every being that passes through the green time, going back and forth between low and high fever.
The story of you and me, like a tangerine that fills itself with flavor and fragrance as it absorbs and is exposed to countless sunlight and winds.
The author's affectionate gaze is contained in the book, which does not easily define the period called adolescence or transitional period, but "does not belittle it as something that will pass anyway, something insignificant, something that everyone goes through, but rather wants to look at it with its own weight and meaning."
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index
High school entrance ceremony
Dayoon's story
A story of commotion
Haein's story
Eunji's story
As we get closer]
When we were closest
Again, Eunji's story
Again, Haein's story
Again, Dayoon's story
Again, the story of the uproar
Epilogue
Author's Note
Dayoon's story
A story of commotion
Haein's story
Eunji's story
As we get closer]
When we were closest
Again, Eunji's story
Again, Haein's story
Again, Dayoon's story
Again, the story of the uproar
Epilogue
Author's Note
Detailed image
Publisher's Review
A new work by Jo Nam-joo, author of "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982"
You can find the answer slowly.
Because we are still growing.
Soran: “If anyone says something like this in the future, please tell them that Soran is a fucking bitch.”
One of the four people who always stick together.
That quiet kid.
The kid who is called the kid who is the worst at studying among the four, the quietest, has a medium height, a plain face, and no special features or story, so no one pays attention to him.
But is this all the fuss is about?
Dayoon: “I wish Dajeong would stop being sick.
“If it hurts, I wish it would just go away.”
Dayoon's desire for no one to know about her gloomy family circumstances and her desire for someone to find out first are intertwined.
I don't like pity, but I desperately need comfort.
Will Mom be able to understand this kind of Da-yoon?
Can you understand Dayoon's feelings as they fade away like the color of a book's spine?
Haein: “I didn’t ruin my life.
“It’s not broken, Dad.”
Haein continued to cry while standing among the piles of luggage on the veranda.
The mother reached out and rescued Haein, bringing her out from the veranda.
“There’s no need to find another excuse.
We are in a tearful situation right now.
So if you want to cry, just cry.”
Eunji: “We used to be close friends.
But why did you suddenly do that to me?”
It was then that Eunji realized for the first time that she could become unhappy even if she did nothing wrong.
And the fact that people all live their lives influenced by, responsible for, and sometimes resolving things they did not choose themselves.
Soran, Dayoon, Haein, and Eunji, who met at the film club, are known as the 'four who always hang out together'.
They go on a trip to Jeju Island before their third year of middle school, and somewhat impulsively make a promise and bury it in a time capsule.
Each of these promises, which may change the future, had their own reasons.
Created by various emotions and calculations of the moment.
The novel alternates between revealing the inner workings of the four children surrounding this promise.
As if hovering the cursor over a peacefully flowing timeline and looking at a frozen scene for a moment, the author carefully examines the characters' minds and surroundings.
Soran, who ended up feeling bewildered with his best friend whom he spent the most time with but was unable to find comfort; Dayoon, who is lonely despite the expectations of the school and the kindness of everyone; Haein, who is deeply hurt by her father who cannot communicate with her and her family's collapse; Eunji, who remembers being cut off from her group of friends for no reason.
In the midst of the arrows of misaligned relationships, in the gaps of subtle and unspeakable emotions, in the midst of the despair of not being able to voice one's own voice, the image of children building up their present time is reminiscent of our own, each holding on to a branch with their own evil strength and advancing through green time, despite the small scrapes that appear in ordinary days.
Tangerines that are ripened to the end while hanging on a tree and receiving sunlight,
A tangerine that grows with the nutrients left over from cutting the branches while they are still green.
Which side are you closer to, me or you?
_From the text
To the words, “What is it that you lack that makes you like this?”
“Still, it’s hard, it’s hard, it can be like that.”
To tell the story from the perspective of teenagers, the author interviewed children of the same age, read the newspapers they produced, and researched youth books and documentaries to faithfully create the characters in the novel.
I wanted to respect the thoughts and feelings of small, fragile children who are frustrated and upset because school life is hard, they have a hard time making friends, or they don't like themselves, and so they sometimes collapse and cry. I also wanted to comfort them by saying, "Everyone else goes through this," or "What's wrong with you?" and telling them that it's hard and that it's okay, and that things can be hard, which is what led me to complete this novel.
Growing up can sometimes seem like a tough and lonely thing.
This book is for those who have had a difficult time and are unfamiliar with it.
I hope this will be of some comfort and comfort to you.
_Spring 2020, Jo Nam-joo
You can find the answer slowly.
Because we are still growing.
Soran: “If anyone says something like this in the future, please tell them that Soran is a fucking bitch.”
One of the four people who always stick together.
That quiet kid.
The kid who is called the kid who is the worst at studying among the four, the quietest, has a medium height, a plain face, and no special features or story, so no one pays attention to him.
But is this all the fuss is about?
Dayoon: “I wish Dajeong would stop being sick.
“If it hurts, I wish it would just go away.”
Dayoon's desire for no one to know about her gloomy family circumstances and her desire for someone to find out first are intertwined.
I don't like pity, but I desperately need comfort.
Will Mom be able to understand this kind of Da-yoon?
Can you understand Dayoon's feelings as they fade away like the color of a book's spine?
Haein: “I didn’t ruin my life.
“It’s not broken, Dad.”
Haein continued to cry while standing among the piles of luggage on the veranda.
The mother reached out and rescued Haein, bringing her out from the veranda.
“There’s no need to find another excuse.
We are in a tearful situation right now.
So if you want to cry, just cry.”
Eunji: “We used to be close friends.
But why did you suddenly do that to me?”
It was then that Eunji realized for the first time that she could become unhappy even if she did nothing wrong.
And the fact that people all live their lives influenced by, responsible for, and sometimes resolving things they did not choose themselves.
Soran, Dayoon, Haein, and Eunji, who met at the film club, are known as the 'four who always hang out together'.
They go on a trip to Jeju Island before their third year of middle school, and somewhat impulsively make a promise and bury it in a time capsule.
Each of these promises, which may change the future, had their own reasons.
Created by various emotions and calculations of the moment.
The novel alternates between revealing the inner workings of the four children surrounding this promise.
As if hovering the cursor over a peacefully flowing timeline and looking at a frozen scene for a moment, the author carefully examines the characters' minds and surroundings.
Soran, who ended up feeling bewildered with his best friend whom he spent the most time with but was unable to find comfort; Dayoon, who is lonely despite the expectations of the school and the kindness of everyone; Haein, who is deeply hurt by her father who cannot communicate with her and her family's collapse; Eunji, who remembers being cut off from her group of friends for no reason.
In the midst of the arrows of misaligned relationships, in the gaps of subtle and unspeakable emotions, in the midst of the despair of not being able to voice one's own voice, the image of children building up their present time is reminiscent of our own, each holding on to a branch with their own evil strength and advancing through green time, despite the small scrapes that appear in ordinary days.
Tangerines that are ripened to the end while hanging on a tree and receiving sunlight,
A tangerine that grows with the nutrients left over from cutting the branches while they are still green.
Which side are you closer to, me or you?
_From the text
To the words, “What is it that you lack that makes you like this?”
“Still, it’s hard, it’s hard, it can be like that.”
To tell the story from the perspective of teenagers, the author interviewed children of the same age, read the newspapers they produced, and researched youth books and documentaries to faithfully create the characters in the novel.
I wanted to respect the thoughts and feelings of small, fragile children who are frustrated and upset because school life is hard, they have a hard time making friends, or they don't like themselves, and so they sometimes collapse and cry. I also wanted to comfort them by saying, "Everyone else goes through this," or "What's wrong with you?" and telling them that it's hard and that it's okay, and that things can be hard, which is what led me to complete this novel.
Growing up can sometimes seem like a tough and lonely thing.
This book is for those who have had a difficult time and are unfamiliar with it.
I hope this will be of some comfort and comfort to you.
_Spring 2020, Jo Nam-joo
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 28, 2020
- Page count, weight, size: 208 pages | 346g | 140*205*20mm
- ISBN13: 9788954671989
- ISBN10: 8954671985
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