“No one can stop you from blooming.”
A very special funeral for those who reject hatred and discrimination and pioneer new territories.

Author Jeong I-dam, who has written novels that illuminate the intense inner lives of women with diverse desires, has published her new work, "The Flower of Reincarnation," as part of Wisdom House's short story series, Wipick.
Author Jeong I-dam, who has been shining a spotlight on the weak through works such as 『Monster Rose』 and 『Pure White Scream』, has now portrayed beings who ‘cross boundaries’ in the form of splendid Indian gods.

The protagonist, Chai, who identifies as non-binary, loses her transgender lover, with whom she “crossed boundaries” (p. 6), and embarks on a journey to India in accordance with his will.
He decides to hold the funeral his 'flower-like' lover truly wanted, keeping a glass vial containing a small amount of ashes in his bosom.
The difference between transporting the ashes of a lover from Kolkata to the crematorium in Varanasi.
On that road, the difference is that they meet a third gender, 'Hijra', who is neither male nor female.
The Hijras also held funerals for their community leaders, the 'Guru', in their own way...
On the banks of the river in Varanasi, where one is said to meet God and attain eternal liberation, beings who “reject labels for cognitive convenience” (p. 5) are reborn in the form of colorful flowers.

50 stories in 50 books in one year
A special experience that allows you to breathe deeply into 'a single story'

Beginning in November 2022, Wisdom House will be introducing the most diverse and newest stories of Korean literature, one per week, through its short story serial project, "Weekly Fiction."
The series is released every Wednesday through the Wisdom House website and newsletter 'We Pick'.
Beginning with author Koo Byeong-mo's "Shred," 50 stories will be released to readers over the course of a year.
The Wepick series publishes novels that have finished serialization in this way sequentially.
The first five stories will be released on March 8th, and four stories will be published every second Wednesday of the month thereafter, creating a festival of 50 stories throughout the year.
This time, rather than the conventional method of binding together several short stories, the book is composed of only one short story, an unusual attempt that provides readers with a special experience of breathing deeply into each story.
Wepick is not bound by any criteria or distinctions such as material or format, and focuses solely on the completeness of a single story.
Through novels by a variety of authors, including novelists, non-fiction writers, poets, and youth literature writers, we break down genres and boundaries, expanding the possibilities and enjoyment of stories.

There is also a special gift inside the book.
This is a supplementary poster titled 'One Novel', which contains an entire novel on one poster.
A single novel offers readers the special experience of encountering a story in a new way.

Introducing the Wepick Series

Wepick is a short story series from Wisdom House.
It offers a special experience of breathing deeply into ‘one story’.
I dream that this small piece will become a new piece that expands your world, that each small piece will come together to become your story, and that it will become a piece of literature that will be deeply engraved in your heart.