{"product_id":"129273","title":"The story of a hole-in-the-wall shop in the world where I left my heart ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtgpSs249TeMrLp1Dqh5h.png?v=1764869460\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Where Your Heart Left: Stories of Hole-in-the-Wall Shops Around the World 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style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe writer who captivated the world with his hole-in-the-wall shop\u003cbr\u003e A new work by author Im Ji-kyung after five years!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I met him while traveling to 19 countries in Asia and Europe for over 10 years.\u003cbr\u003e A warm and cozy hole-in-the-wall shop in the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Artist Lee Mi-kyung has been consistently loved for her charming paintings of hole-in-the-wall shops for over 25 years.\u003cbr\u003e Since the publication of his first book, \"The Days of a Hole-in-the-Wall Shop: Happiness with Just One Coin,\" in 2017, his beautiful works have garnered attention not only in Korea but also around the world, including from the BBC in the UK, and have been translated and published in France, Taiwan, and Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this book, the author has included, along with text, the exotic yet familiar world of hole-in-the-wall shops he encountered in 19 countries, including England, France, Morocco, Turkey, Mongolia, Nepal, and Indonesia, over the past decade.\u003cbr\u003e When the book was published in France, Taiwan, and Japan, the author's work expanded to encompass hole-in-the-wall shops around the world, starting with depicting each of the country's hole-in-the-wall shops in the book.\u003cbr\u003e Just as I visited hole-in-the-wall shops in alleyways in Korea that retained their old-fashioned charm, I traveled the world's alleyways to find hole-in-the-wall shops that serve as a community center and a place of life.\u003cbr\u003e The warmth and nostalgia encountered in the world's hole-in-the-wall shops, and the feelings that had to be left behind there, are captured in writing with even more depth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Even if it’s a country on the other side of the globe, thousands of kilometers away,\u003cbr\u003e It seems that people's lives are all the same, no different from ours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why does the world feel small?  \u003cbr\u003e“In this village called Earth, we are all friends and neighbors.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Also, the book includes the latest works from Korean hole-in-the-wall shops at the end of the book. Through the author's works, which change into the landscape of hole-in-the-wall shops that begin to permeate the life of villages, you can appreciate the author's world of works that has become deeper and wider.\u003cbr\u003e In addition, the format has been enlarged to allow for a larger and more detailed appreciation of the work, and the weight of the high-quality paper mainly used in art books and catalogs has been increased to create a thickness that does not show through, further increasing its collection value.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Prologue: Finding the Hole-in-the-Wall Shops of the World\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamiliarity found on an unfamiliar road\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Georgian merchants\u003cbr\u003e Big and small shops in Paris\u003cbr\u003e Bonjour Epicerie\u003cbr\u003e Blue Age\u003cbr\u003e See you at the kiosk!\u003cbr\u003e When you go to Ross-on-Wye\u003cbr\u003e Everywhere you step\u003cbr\u003e backpacking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA tree that stands guard wherever it is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Under the jacaranda tree\u003cbr\u003e In Sydney's 19th century Newtown\u003cbr\u003e winding furrows, furrows\u003cbr\u003e Old Town\u003cbr\u003e I was lucky to meet you!\u003cbr\u003e A store that opens at dawn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHole-in-the-wall shop, a traveler's shelter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How have you been, Grandma Masao?\u003cbr\u003e Unfamiliar road, familiar gaze\u003cbr\u003e water vending machine\u003cbr\u003e Mirissa's Dream\u003cbr\u003e In the meadow\u003cbr\u003e Solongos\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA name that will not fade away even as time passes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A scene from Casablanca\u003cbr\u003e Take a blue step\u003cbr\u003e One wedding and one funeral\u003cbr\u003e Will carved in rock\u003cbr\u003e A quiet shop\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA landscape over time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A day on the water\u003cbr\u003e A view beyond compare\u003cbr\u003e On the way to the Blue Lagoon\u003cbr\u003e The more snow piles up, the more\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy loving village is back again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hyangmae Supermarket, a painting\u003cbr\u003e Relationships created by the store\u003cbr\u003e Family is everything\u003cbr\u003e To resemble\u003cbr\u003e Normal\u003cbr\u003e I miss my hometown\u003cbr\u003e The sound of spring\u003cbr\u003e Maze Village\u003cbr\u003e Utopia in my heart\u003cbr\u003e remote mountain village\u003cbr\u003e In Changsin-dong\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue Beyond the Boundary\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5380\/MidCate003\/537924063(1).jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Each country's shops have different characteristics and unique charms depending on their religion, culture, climate, and economic situation.\u003cbr\u003e There were countries where the hole-in-the-wall shops had been around for generations and were still enjoying their heyday. Sometimes, I would go to the trouble of finding a shop that had already closed, and I would regretfully take a picture of its exterior.\u003cbr\u003e Whether it was cold or hot, the temperature and time of the hole-in-the-wall store flowed differently in each country.\u003cbr\u003e Still, the emotional empathy that the hole-in-the-wall store had was not much different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the aboriginal community of Tainan City in southern Taiwan, there is an old shop called 'Gruttergi' run by a Siraya grandmother.\u003cbr\u003e The large, leafy Indian almond tree in front of the store provides ample shade and is spacious enough for everyone to rest comfortably. \u003cbr\u003eThis place, which retains the local character, serves traditional Taiwanese breakfast from the early morning by lighting a fire in a kiln.\u003cbr\u003e After meal time, it becomes time for a cozy general store selling goods.\u003cbr\u003e A place where people coming and going can rest comfortably, this is the stump of the village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There is a vending machine I have never seen before in front of a store in an alley in Mactan.\u003cbr\u003e If you put a coin in a water bottle or small plastic bag you brought, lukewarm water will come out.\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps because it is a hot country, water vending machines were more common than coffee vending machines.\u003cbr\u003e (…) Many homes do not have refrigerators, making it difficult to store food for a long time.\u003cbr\u003e Since most residents travel by bicycle or motorcycle, they say they buy disposable necessities such as shampoo, soap, and detergent from small shops in front of their houses rather than going to large supermarkets in the city center.\u003cbr\u003e There, the hole-in-the-wall shop was the place of life and the foundation of one's livelihood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.56\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI rowed slowly, admiring the floating houses where past and present coexist, the faces of lively merchants, and the colorful tropical fruits. Then, a step away from the commotion, I came across a small shop.\u003cbr\u003e The boat stopped for a moment, letting the waves take over.\u003cbr\u003e The remnants of life reflected in the river water sparkle on the surface under the dazzling sunlight, and time flows quietly and calmly in the store waiting for customers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I saw a review left on a blog by a visitor who had seen the Childari Super work.\u003cbr\u003e ‘A work made with life’ contains a warm hole-in-the-wall shop and a lump of hot life.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Even if it's a country thousands of kilometers away on the other side of the globe, people live there and it's no different from us.\u003cbr\u003e Why does the world feel so small? In this village called Earth, we are all friends and neighbors.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.139\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWe met on the other side of the world, thousands of kilometers away\u003cbr\u003e Landscapes that are unfamiliar yet nostalgic, similar to our own…\u003cbr\u003e Warm comfort from the world's hole-in-the-wall shops\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Artist Im Kyung-mi travels to every corner of Korea, from quiet rural villages to obscure alleyways, to find and capture on canvas the hole-in-the-wall shops that quietly stand their ground.\u003cbr\u003e Even in a foreign country, his actions were consistent.\u003cbr\u003e Rather than going to tourist destinations crowded with tourists, we headed to places where the culture and life of the country are alive, such as back alleys of the city center and remote villages in the countryside that are difficult to access.\u003cbr\u003e There are not merchants there who haggle with tourists and sell souvenirs, but hole-in-the-wall shops that share the daily lives of local residents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each hole-in-the-wall shop in the world has its own unique characteristics.\u003cbr\u003e The exotic architectural styles and displayed products, which embody each country's culture, religion, and climate, have a different charm from Korea. \u003cbr\u003eBut even if you travel thousands of kilometers to the other side of the globe, there is always something to discover.\u003cbr\u003e Just like the friendly greetings and warm hearts towards customers, there is a feeling of affection that is no different from that of our hole-in-the-wall shops in the world.\u003cbr\u003e That is the place of life and the center of the village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “As cities develop and grow, we find ourselves losing the old shops that have long been a part of the local community.\u003cbr\u003e “Even though I cannot keep up with the rapid changes in the world, I started to search for and draw hole-in-the-wall shops around the world with the hope that a common sense of loss will lead to loving concern and that everyone will coexist.” - From the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Even when she has to return with a heavy heart because the hole-in-the-wall shop she went to after a long detour has closed, artist Im Kyung-mi says that she finds strength and hope in her journey to find the hole-in-the-wall shop. \u003cbr\u003eDreaming of a world where more people pay closer attention to and support beautifully aged stores... \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - 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