The deprivation and hurt experienced in the absence of parents during childhood, the burnout as a civil servant, the love and responsibility learned while raising a son alone, and even the challenge of heading to Antarctica again.

"A Father's Diary Written in Antarctica" is an essay that conveys the deep love for a son while enduring the twists and turns of life.
At the same time, it is a record written by my father in the cold Antarctic and is also a proof of the warmest love.

Even amidst the blizzards and isolation of Antarctica, he gets through the day by talking on the phone with his son in Korea every morning, and he even carefully swallows the words, “Don’t you miss Dad?”
Even in the midst of longing and loneliness, he calmly writes down the words he wants to convey to his son.

Growing up in poverty and loneliness, with parents who could not express their love, he grew up in poverty, learned love again, and endured the battle with himself, depicting the process of 'learning love' in his own way.
This book is a narrative of how long-term deprivation is transformed into deep love, and it depicts the growth of an unloved child who becomes a loving adult.

He reveals his life without reservation and shares his own insights into life.
Furthermore, through his struggle to overcome the challenges of life, which he faced through countless experiences and sufferings, we can glimpse the love of a father who will never melt even in the bitter cold of Antarctica on every page.