Noisy whispers
Author's Note
Interview with writer Yesoyeon

“It sounds more plausible if you speak quietly.”
New novel by Ye So-yeon, winner of the Yi Sang Literary Award, the Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award, and the Munji Literary Award
The harmless chatter and affectionate solidarity of people whispering their sorrows in each other's ears

A 'revolutionary newcomer' who won the Yi Sang Literary Award at the youngest age, just four years after his debut.
The new work 『Noisy Whisper』 by Yesoyeon, the guardian of love who brilliantly presents the story of a world where “love is everything,” is published as part of the Wisdom House series Wipick.
The author, who has previously won the Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award, the Munji Literary Award, and the Golden Dragon Literary Award, has faithfully created stories that “make readers believe in Korean literature and novels.”
As if fully understanding the tumultuous nature of the situation, 『Noisy Whispers』 exudes a slightly more tranquil and hazy atmosphere. It is a work that clearly demonstrates the experience of a writer who cleverly finds his own peace, making it hard to believe he is a newcomer.

Moa, who dreaded the one hour she spent on the subway after work more than the nine hours she spent at the office, one day sees Sinae brazenly confronting a noisy man on the subway.
And because the man agreed that it was noisy, 'Sinae' immediately grants 'Moa' "the right to join the gathering."
Moa, who was sitting on a bench near the station as if possessed and listening to 'Sinae's' story, finds out that the name of the group is 'Whispering Group', that there are only two members, herself and 'Sinae', and that they must whisper things that are not secrets while covering their mouths with their hands.

The next day, Moa and Si-nae, who are trying to recruit members to ensure the group's survival, recruit Suja, a woman in her 50s who shouts "Heaven for Jesus, Hell for Non-believers" at Exit 4 of Myeongdong Station. However, Suja, who thinks that sitting still and talking is not productive at all, proposes conditional membership.
The condition is that we alternate between whispering and “noisy training.”
As the group activities flow in an unexpected direction, 'Moa' begins to doubt the reason why they have gathered together, and one day, when she is invited to 'Si-nae's' house, she gains confirmation when she hears a loud knock on the front door at dawn.
What is the identity of this gathering, so incredibly noisy and yet so unbearably quiet?

In a word, 『Noisy Whispers』 is the harmless chatter and affectionate solidarity of people who “don’t know how to express their feelings” and “who are moved by the helplessness of such people” (from “Interview with Writer Yesoyeon”).
If the protagonist 'Dong' in 'Indebted to Eternity' falls into deep sorrow because he can't do anything, the 'Whispering Gathering' members spread their palms wide, put them to their lips, and whisper their 'inability to do anything'.
Then someone will put their ear right up to it and you'll feel proud.
After realizing it like that, it will feel like “I’m really living” like Moa did.
Listening to the chirping of love and flaws, love and understanding, love and humor, love and secrets, all mixed together like a flock of sparrows huddled together in a quiet park, you might find yourself standing in front of Exit 4 of Myeongdong Station, waiting for the day you'll be chosen to join the "Whispering Group."

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."
Over the past year, 50 stories have been loved by readers, including Gu Byeong-mo's "Shred," Jo Ye-eun's "Waiting for the High Tide," Ahn Dam's "The Girl Grows Alone," and Choi Jin-young's "Aurora."
The Wepick series publishes serialized novels in this way, and rather than the conventional method of binding together several short stories, it takes the unusual approach of composing a book with only one short story, giving readers the 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.

Following the 50 episodes of Season 1, Season 2 is filled with even newer writers and stories.
Season 2 will feature Kang Hwa-gil, Lim Seon-woo, Dan Yo, Jeong Bo-ra, Kim Bo-young, Lee Mi-sang, Kim Hwa-jin, Jeong I-hyeon, Lim Sol-ah, and writers Hwang Jeong-eun.
Additionally, Season 2 will include author interviews to tell various stories inside and outside of the work, further enriching the 50-story festival.

[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.

A Piece of Literature, Wepick

Gu Byeong-mo's "Shred"
Lee Hee-joo's "Mayumi"
Yoon Ja-young's "Grandma's Tteokbokki Recipe"
Park So-yeon's "Bustling, but Secretive"
Kim Ki-chang's "The Visitor on Christmas Eve"
Lee Jong-san's "Blue Marble"
Kwak Jae-sik's "The End of Space Wars"
Kim Dong-sik's "100 Buttons"
Bae Ye-ram, "I Will Be Under the Water"
Lee So-ho's "My Crazy Neighbor"
Oh Han-gi's "My Happy Parenting Diary"
Jo Ye-eun's "Waiting for High Tide"
Dojinki 『Annie』
Park Sol-moe's "Girlfriends of the Far East"
Jeong Hye-yoon's "Workshop for People Who Want to Feel at Peace"
Hwangmogwa's "10 Seconds Forever"
Kim Hee-sun's "Samcheok, Immortal"
Choi Jeong-hwa's "Botros Report"
Jeong Hae-yeon's "Model"
Jeong I-dam's "Flower of Reincarnation"
Moon Ji-hyuk's "Christmas Carousel"
Kim Mok-in's "Marcel Accordion Club"
Jeon Geon-woo's "Resentment"
Choi Yang-seon's "Shadow Butterfly"
Lee Ha-jin's "The Graveyard of Probability"
All of the 『Sweet and Earnest』
Lee Yuri's "Can You Sleep?"
Sim Neul: "Oh no, my mom kidnapped the spaceship."
Choi Hyun-sook's "Women of Changsin-dong"
Yeonyeom 『Limited 2nd Semester Book Club』
Seo Mi-ae's "My Girlfriend"
Kim Won-young's "Our Climbing"
Jeong Ji-don's "Deaths That Cannot Be Called Modern"
Lee Seo-su's "What My First Love Left for My Sister"
Lee Kyung-hee's "Knot Organizer"
Song Kyung-ah's "Rainbow Pet Columbarium"
Hyunhojeong's "Three Colors"
Kim Hyun's "Unique Form"
Kim Yi-hwan's "A Better Human"
Lee Min-jin's "Muching"
An Dam 『Girls Grow Up Alone』
Jo Hyun-ah's "Rice-Life Clown Play"
Kim Hyo-in's "Refresh"
Jeon Hye-jin's "Cutting the Gordian Knot"
Kim Cheong-gyul's "Dehumidifier Diet"
Choi Ui-taek's "Nontunneling"
Kim Yu-dam's "Space M"
Jeon Sam-hye's "The Road to Myself"
Choi Jin-young's "Aurora"
Lee Hyuk-jin's "The Most Perfect Drive"
Kang Hwa-gil's "Young-hee and James"
Lee Moon-young's "Lucas"
Hyonchan Yang's "For Queen Inhyeon's Hoe-Bing-Hwan"
Cha Hyun-ji's "Different Days"
Kim Seong-jung's "Mole Man"
Kim Seo-hae's "Rabiu and Ring"
Lim Seon-woo's "0000"
Dew Na 『Bari』
Han Yuri's "Immortal Injeolmi"
Han Jeong-hyeon, "Love and Union Chapter 0"
Wi Su-jeong's "The Turkey is Hidden"
Cheon Hee-ran's "Author's Note"
Information on 『Window』
Lee Ju-ran's "At That Time"
Kim Bo-young's "It's a Wild Thing"
Lee Ju-hye's "The Room with the Chinese Parrot"
Jeong Dae-geon's "Buonissimo, Naples"
Kim Hee-jae's "Mars and the Attempt at Creativity"
Just 『Verbena Beyond the Wall』
Moon Bo-young's "The Sad You Who Knows the Name of a Bird"
Park Seo-ryeon's "Body Body"
Geum Jeong-yeon, "Everyone's Sunday"
Park Yi-kang's "Job Interview"
Kim Na-hyun's "The Universe of Premonition"
Kim Hwa-jin's "I Want to Be a Frog"
Kwon Kim Hyun-young's "Neither the Recipient nor the Sender, CC"
Bae Myung's "Summer of Gyehwa"
Lee Du-on's "The Disease That Kills You If You Don't Spend Money"
Kim Ji-yeon's "New Year's Practice"
Jo Woo-ri's "Suffering in Four Books"
Yesoyeon's "Noisy Whispers"
Lee Jang-wook's "The World of Superhumans"