{"product_id":"135684","title":"I thought it was a colorless life ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYCUWP8XN9hmQXGwuo43u2kMelkKt.png?v=1765107653\" 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 I thought it was a colorless life \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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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 Novelist Kim Dong-sik's first collection of essays, \"Gray Man,\" has been published.\u003cbr\u003e Kim Dong-sik, who has given a great shock to the Korean literary world and readers with his unique world of works, has recorded his personal life and life as a writer for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1, which begins with a story about my childhood spent on the Yeongdo Mountain Road in Busan, can be summarized as 'Who am I?'\u003cbr\u003e The author, who had never paid attention to himself, recorded every moment of discovering and understanding himself. \u003cbr\u003eHe candidly revealed his difficult but enjoyable childhood due to poverty, his unique tastes in food and content that he was not aware of, his innate personality and interpersonal characteristics, and his priorities in life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2, which records life after becoming a writer, is summarized as “Writing was my friend, my happiness, and my salvation.”\u003cbr\u003e He talks about his changed lifestyle, quality of life, interpersonal relationships, and self-esteem since his debut in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e The author explores how writing can dramatically change a person's life and what kind of novelist he wants to become, sometimes wittily, sometimes bluntly, and sometimes with depth, giving readers laughter, emotion, and food for thought.\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 \u003cb\u003eChapter 1 │ In a Sloping Alley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn a sloping alley │ The most delicious ramen I've ever had │ Doubt │ In search of absolute tteokbokki │ Tanker │ Soul food │ The term mental victory │ Unproductive curiosity │ On the ceiling before falling asleep │ When Pyongyang cold noodles and waiting meet │ The moment I ring the bell at my hometown │ Not trusting people, but trusting events │ Motion sickness │ The world of introverts │ Understanding and mental health │ Easy people │ Healing methods │ The era of cutting ties │ Things I like │ Image management │ In Sangju\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 2 │I thought it was a colorless life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe existence of me │Being a writer wasn't my dream │The greatness of time │It's okay to fail │Inbok │When you think of Seongju, you think of melons, and when you think of short stories? │The relationship between arcades and self-esteem │Respected │I won't get fired │A judge with a high sense of entitlement │When even what I like becomes work │School is to me │I only have one friend │The inefficient act of reading novels │From a writer in a small room to a writer who communicates │A horror novel writer │A person who has tasted foreign food even after seeing this │Kim Dong-sik Search results │I want to be a macaron\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\/TopCate4421\/MidCate004\/442035596(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 It's a bit embarrassing to say this, but I'm pretty upright.\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps it was because of those kinds of gazes I had as a child that I became like that.\u003cbr\u003e I know a little about what it feels like to be doubted by someone.\u003cbr\u003e So, I am very careful about suspecting someone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Doubt\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe thing is, I never really overcame my introversion.\u003cbr\u003e When I search for restaurant reviews, I search for the keyword 'eating alone' before the keyword 'taste'.\u003cbr\u003e Even though I did my research before buying something, if there is an item recommended by an employee, I choose that.\u003cbr\u003e People around me find this frustrating, but are these aspects truly problematic enough to warrant the word \"overcoming\"? A timid person's world can be ruined if you try to force it on them from the outside, so even if it's frustrating, I hope they'll at least show some respect.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"The World of Introverts\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I've always been envious of others for having their own healing methods, but I'm not entirely happy that I've actually found my own healing method.\u003cbr\u003e Because I realized why I didn't have a healing method for so long.\u003cbr\u003e There aren't many things in life that are so painful that they can't be endured.\u003cbr\u003e If you don't need healing, why would you need a way to overcome it? \u003cbr\u003eIt wasn't something I should envy others for, it was something others should envy me for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Healing Method\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For me, writing was a friend, a happiness, and a salvation.\u003cbr\u003e If I hadn't written, I would have lived and died as a ghost in the basement of Seongsu-dong.\u003cbr\u003e Until I die, I will have closed my eyes without ever seeing what color I am, and without even knowing why I am alive.\u003cbr\u003e Writing is so precious to me that I can't say it enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Being a Writer Wasn't My Dream\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When I worked in the factory for 10 years, I had no identity.\u003cbr\u003e It was just a part of a machine.\u003cbr\u003e I was a part fitted into a machine at one stage of its process of making an object.\u003cbr\u003e There were no humans on the scene of the work, which was the same every day, work that didn't change even if a different part came instead of me, work that didn't require thinking.\u003cbr\u003e What made me Kim Dong-sik human was my identity as a writer. \u003cbr\u003eI am happiest when I introduce or describe myself with this identity.\u003cbr\u003e I am an irreplaceable being, a unique entity with a reason to be born and live.\u003cbr\u003e So I think I will continue to live my life explaining myself to others and to myself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"When you think of Seongju, you think of melons, and when you think of short stories?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I never imagined that I would ever hear someone say they respect me in my life.\u003cbr\u003e Why…? Wouldn't it be better to respect a banana than me? I don't understand, but I am someone's object of respect.\u003cbr\u003e That's the serious problem.\u003cbr\u003e There is so much pressure to be respectable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Respected\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was scared, but I agreed.\u003cbr\u003e Because I felt so good.\u003cbr\u003e Because of my background, I was obsessed with anything that could increase my self-awareness as a writer. \u003cbr\u003eBut what could a novel contest judge say? I wondered if there was anything more writerly than that.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- Among the \"judges with a strong sense of qualification\"\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\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e“If this is true, it is an incredible story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A man who had been diligently working at a factory for 10 years suddenly found a miraculous life.\u003cbr\u003e Discovered between the creation of over 1000 novels and everyday life\u003cbr\u003e Life, Dreams, and the Precious Meaning of Everyday Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In an age where anyone can become a writer, it is difficult for everyone to gain great love from readers and be recognized for their literary quality.\u003cbr\u003e This is especially true for novelists who debuted through online community bulletin boards rather than through contests that emphasize authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e There is a writer who has accomplished that difficult task. \u003cbr\u003eThe protagonist is novelist Kim Dong-sik, who debuted in 2017 with “Gray Man,” and has since broken the record of selling over 300,000 copies, becoming an increasingly popular topic among both literary circles and readers.\u003cbr\u003e Having published 14 individual short story collections over the past six years, he presents his 15th solo book, an essay rather than a fiction.\u003cbr\u003e The author, who was often described as a former foundry worker or a middle school dropout, took a close look at himself and his life as a whole for the first time, and wrote about his life as a pure individual before becoming a novelist and his life as a novelist in chapters 1 and 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e According to the author's words, \"the story of Kim Dong-sik, who took such an unconventional path that it makes you wonder how he could become a novelist,\" is, like his novels, lighthearted yet serious, sharp yet warm. \u003cbr\u003eAnecdotes like meeting a reader while eating hotteok on the street, going to eat Pyongyang cold noodles, a food of the day, and unintentionally getting cut off, and a story about going to a gambling house to get writing material and spending hundreds of thousands of won in an instant and then reflecting on it, all bring laughter and emotion to readers, and give them food for thought about the impact that seemingly insignificant small attitudes toward life can have on one's entire life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first question in life for a writer who had been absorbed solely in novels: \"Who am I?\"\u003cbr\u003e - The personal story of Kim Dong-sik, a novelist, lecturer, and former foundry worker.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The very act of immersing myself in what I like was a very refreshing experience.\u003cbr\u003e Also, writing it down makes it more relatable, and I feel a little proud of spending my time getting to know myself.\u003cbr\u003e Why have I never been this preoccupied before? \u003cbr\u003eMy tastes were somewhat influenced by the lifestyle I pursued, but I don't think I was curious about myself.\u003cbr\u003e (Page 126)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When readers think of Kim Dong-sik, the first thing that comes to mind is his debut novel, \"The Gray Man,\" followed by his story as a former foundry worker and middle school dropout.\u003cbr\u003e Even though the world has been descriptive of him and has invited him to hundreds of lectures a year, the author has been faithful to writing and lectures and has never thought deeply about himself outside of those descriptive words. For the first time, he has faced the question, \"Who am I?\" and recorded his thoughts in various stories.\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1, which begins with a story about my childhood spent on the Yeongdo Mountain Road in Busan, can be summarized as “Who am I?” \u003cbr\u003eThe author finally comes to realize what kind of person he is by telling specific anecdotes about his difficult but still cheerful and enjoyable childhood due to his exceptional poverty, special anecdotes from his days working in a factory, his unique tastes in food and content that he was not aware of, his innate personality and interpersonal characteristics, and his priorities in life.\u003cbr\u003e If we remember that one person connects with others, and that those connections form society and a nation, wouldn't the question \"Who am I?\" posed by a certain writer who devoted himself solely to novels spread to countless others and society, giving many people time to reflect deeply on themselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA look at the incredible transformation that writing can bring to a person's life.\u003cbr\u003e - Writing is my friend, my happiness, and my savior.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “When I worked in the factory for 10 years, I had no identity. \u003cbr\u003eIt was just a part of a machine.\u003cbr\u003e “What made me Kim Dong-sik human was my identity as a writer.” (p. 183)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2, which records life after becoming a writer, can be summarized as “Writing was my friend, my happiness, and my salvation.”\u003cbr\u003e The author says that after debuting with the simultaneous publication of three novel collections in 2017, thanks to the strong support of readers for the novels posted on an online community bulletin board since 2016, there have been great changes in her life, quality of life, interpersonal relationships, and self-esteem.\u003cbr\u003e The author's previous life can be summarized as \"I was just a machine part when I worked in a factory for 10 years,\" but later, through his identity as a novelist, he came to realize that he was a unique, irreplaceable being, a unique subject with a reason to live.\u003cbr\u003e That process was also accomplished through people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThrough encounters with readers from online communities who sent her their pure enthusiasm and support, author Kim Min-seop and publisher Yoda Publishing who led her into the publishing world, the one-of-a-kind friends she made while giving lectures, and above all, the countless readers she met at lecture venues, she vividly witnessed how a person's life can expand and deepen through writing.\u003cbr\u003e It is also interesting to record how his lifestyle and quality of life have changed since he became a much-loved writer, from his teenage days as a part-time worker desperate to survive, to his days of working diligently for a small salary as compensation, and how his consciousness as a writer has also changed. \u003cbr\u003eThe anecdotes about not being able to sit in the seat for the elderly or disabled because he met a reader on the bus after a lecture, worrying about not being that kind of person when told he was respected, and judging a novel contest because it raised his self-esteem as a writer are amusing, but also provide a glimpse into how seriously the author lives his life as a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSurprise, laughter, hope, and emotion delivered with unvarnished honesty\u003cbr\u003e - The world of a writer whose goal is to become a novelist like a macaron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I never imagined that I would ever hear someone say they respect me in my life.\u003cbr\u003e Why…? Wouldn't it be better to respect a banana than me? I don't understand, but I am someone's object of respect.\u003cbr\u003e That's the serious problem.\u003cbr\u003e There is so much pressure to be respectable.\u003cbr\u003e Page 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The most powerful feature of this book is its honesty, almost to the point of feeling crude. \u003cbr\u003eThe author surprised readers by calmly saying that he became famous because he was a factory worker and a middle school dropout.\u003cbr\u003e He says he would rather respect a banana than himself, and confesses to being “crazy” about anything that might heighten his sense of self as a writer.\u003cbr\u003e And that's not all.\u003cbr\u003e He develops his story, with sincerity and logic, that his high self-esteem came from his childhood experience of being a successful arcade player, and he confesses that he had a hard time hiding the pretense he felt when he went to Russia as a visiting writer and when his book was translated and published, making readers laugh.\u003cbr\u003e The most honest confession of these would be my goals as a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe says he doesn't have the confidence to write like those who create dense works in the Korean literary world, and his goal as a writer is to write like macarons, which are sweet and flashy but not easy to eat a lot of, but come to mind when you forget them.\u003cbr\u003e It may seem bland and humble, but if you look at the context, it is not.\u003cbr\u003e The writer, who often rewatches old sitcoms that comforted him during difficult times, wants to write something that is “fun and peaceful to watch again after a long time, even after watching it several times.” \u003cbr\u003eA man who faithfully went to work for 10 years without missing a single day, one day, found himself in the miraculous life of a novelist. 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