prolog
Chapter 1.
No branding
Chapter 2.
No right to sue
Chapter 3.
Two faces
Chapter 4.
Maybe more important than the truth
Chapter 5.
When it completely collapsed
Chapter 6.
What the last heart says

Author's Note

The most anticipated healing fantasy of 2024
A sad and beautiful novel like nothing I've ever seen before

There is a work that immediately rose to the top of the best-selling novels and 4th overall after its e-book release.
It also garnered attention at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, and the rights to the book were exported to three European countries before publication, and inquiries about film adaptation rights are already coming in.
Lee Su-yeon's novel, "The Last Public Telephone Call," was released on Millie's Library, an e-book subscription service platform, and was recommended by over 8,000 readers, and was finally published as a paperback amidst the great anticipation of countless potential readers.

Despite dealing with the dark and taboo subjects of 'suicide' and 'death,' the novel has received such great praise thanks to the author's sincerity and writing skills in dealing with this difficult subject in a subtle and delicate manner.
Throughout the novel, we are meticulously taught how to accept the loss of someone who has already passed away, how to cope with the immense grief, and how to comfort others who are struggling in the same way.
Therefore, even though readers of this book may be heartbroken by the series of sad stories, they will find hope and warmth as they watch the characters in the novel understand the hearts of the deceased and truly mourn them.
In addition, the fantastical setting of being able to hear the deceased's last thoughts, the mature character who asks about the other person's feelings and helps with genuine mourning, and the captivating sentences that make you sit down and read the entire book all further enhance the perfection of this work.
Do you harbor a deep sadness deep within your heart that you still can't shake off? If so, "The Last Public Phone Call" will be your life-saving book.


A gathering of earnest hearts
A minimal miracle

Ji-an, the director of the Psychological Autopsy Center, which explores the minds of the dead.
She accidentally discovers a special secret in a public phone located in the alley where she lived as a child.
The fact that you can hear the last words of the person you desperately wanted to hear from right there on that public phone.
It is not something that anyone can hear at any time, but it is a miracle that only those who were truly precious to them, those who truly longed for them, and that too only at the time the deceased passed away.
After discovering this fact, Gian visits this public phone every day at that time to hear the voice of her father, who passed away when she was young.
And he decides to use this public phone for the psychological autopsy he is doing.
Believing that listening to the deceased's final thoughts could save those left behind.

And so, small miracles begin to happen at the Psychological Autopsy Center, where the world's saddest stories gather.
Yeon-ah wants to understand the feelings of her husband who committed suicide due to workplace bullying; Na-eun who thinks her boyfriend took his own life because of her; Yu-hwa who has lost her eldest daughter who occasionally harmed herself and is worried that she might lose her second daughter as well; Nam-jin, a son who wants to understand the feelings of his elderly mother who committed suicide without knowing the reason; and Sang-woo, a suicide attempt survivor who has not found a reason to live.
Gian mourns and grieves for all those left behind or those who survived, and offers hope for a new life.
At the same time, through this process, she also overcomes the grief caused by the loss of her father and moves on to a new stage in her life, reconciling with her mother, whom she had seemed unforgivable.
And the readers also come to realize.
That the best thing we can do for the precious people around us is to ask, “How are you feeling?”
The miracle that ultimately sustains this life is the people who ask each other about their feelings.
If you need a little miracle in your life, this piece will be your miracle.


Rebuilding a broken life
The last phone call begins

Annual suicide rate: 13,000 people.
Suicide is a serious problem in our society, to the point that there is almost no one who has not experienced the suicide of someone close to them, but it has always been a difficult and taboo topic to deal with.
As a result, we either do nothing in the face of this great sorrow and are left to ourselves, or we unintentionally hurt or are hurt.
That is why 『The Last Public Telephone Call』 is an even more precious book.
This novel delicately addresses the lives of suicide victims, survivors of suicide attempts, and bereaved families who have lost loved ones to suicide, calmly depicting the process of mature mourning and overcoming.
Author Lee Su-yeon, who wrote this book, is also a survivor of a suicide attempt and began receiving counseling, reading books, and writing to survive.
Currently, he is actively giving lectures on suicide prevention and raising awareness of mental illness, and has written a novel based on his experiences and counseling cases.
As the reader commented, “A true novel that only someone who has been in pain can write,” “The Last Public Telephone That Hears Your Heart” is a painful yet beautiful novel that only author Lee Su-yeon could have written.
This is a true story of sincerity, a story of a real adult who comforts and respects others.


Perhaps that is why readers of 『The Last Public Telephone Where You Can Hear Your Heart』 all agree that it would be nice if such a psychological autopsy center and public telephone existed in reality.
Isn't that the case for everyone?
If I could understand the final thoughts of a loved one who left me behind, wouldn't I be able to truly mourn their absence, free from resentment and guilt?
Through the proper mourning process, we may eventually gain the strength to live again with other precious people who are still alive.
The premise of being able to hear the deceased's final thoughts is fantasy, but all other elements are extremely realistic, making you want to linger for a moment in this sad and beautiful story.
Then, you too will heal the most painful wounds in your heart that have been buried for so long, and gain the courage to move forward with strength toward a new life.