Mom's stake
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Book Introduction
The special circumstances experienced by many Koreans in the last century
Park Wan-seo's masterpiece, elevated to a global experience
"Mother's Stake" is the only serialized novel among the 80 or so short stories written by Park Wan-seo and is considered her representative work.
"Mother's Stake 1" is based on Park Wan-seo's childhood memories of her mother, who moved from Songdo to Daecheo, from Daecheo to the outside of Seoul, and from the outside to Munan.
"Mother's Stake 2" tells the story of a now-aging mother who is suffering from being fixated on her most painful memories, and her daughter who watches her. "Mother's Stake 3" is about a mother whose spark of life gradually fades and her eternal rest.
These three novels contain the intimate stories of Park Wan-seo herself, who watched over her mother from a distance.
The life trajectory of Mrs. Hong Ki-sook, the mother, perfectly captures Korea's unique historical circumstances, allowing us to observe not only the lives of Korean women but also the figure of a human being within the flow of history.
World History's 'Park Wan-seo's Complete Novel Collection', 'Mother's Stake', includes the 'Mother's Stake' series along with works such as 'Lost', 'Dreaming Incubator', and 'Three Days in That Autumn', which showcase Park Wan-seo's sharp perspective and writing style that criticizes society by dissecting individual lives in detail.
Park Wan-seo's masterpiece, elevated to a global experience
"Mother's Stake" is the only serialized novel among the 80 or so short stories written by Park Wan-seo and is considered her representative work.
"Mother's Stake 1" is based on Park Wan-seo's childhood memories of her mother, who moved from Songdo to Daecheo, from Daecheo to the outside of Seoul, and from the outside to Munan.
"Mother's Stake 2" tells the story of a now-aging mother who is suffering from being fixated on her most painful memories, and her daughter who watches her. "Mother's Stake 3" is about a mother whose spark of life gradually fades and her eternal rest.
These three novels contain the intimate stories of Park Wan-seo herself, who watched over her mother from a distance.
The life trajectory of Mrs. Hong Ki-sook, the mother, perfectly captures Korea's unique historical circumstances, allowing us to observe not only the lives of Korean women but also the figure of a human being within the flow of history.
World History's 'Park Wan-seo's Complete Novel Collection', 'Mother's Stake', includes the 'Mother's Stake' series along with works such as 'Lost', 'Dreaming Incubator', and 'Three Days in That Autumn', which showcase Park Wan-seo's sharp perspective and writing style that criticizes society by dissecting individual lives in detail.
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index
Planning article
Author's Note
Mom's Stake 1
Mom's Stake 2
Mom's Stake 3
washout
Dream Incubator
During those three days in autumn
The photographer who captures dreams
It's spring outside the window
Our rich
commentary
Author's chronology
Author's Note
Mom's Stake 1
Mom's Stake 2
Mom's Stake 3
washout
Dream Incubator
During those three days in autumn
The photographer who captures dreams
It's spring outside the window
Our rich
commentary
Author's chronology
Into the book
Even though she was shivering like this, Mom was so proud of the new house she had built on top of the mountain that she didn't know what to do.
He personally cleaned the pillars and rafters with lye, sprayed strong chemicals into every nook and cranny, and even repainted the floorboards.
Rather than being happy about buying our first house, my brother and I were just worried about how we could live in such a strange house, but we ended up staying at the house every day and taking care of our mom after school because of the fun that came and went.
On the day of moving, my mother bought a new large cast iron pot and made a stove by hand.
My mother was a painter, a painter, a painter… there was nothing she couldn’t do.
--- p.66 From "Mom's Stake 1"
The next morning, my mother smiled the whole time she was in the operating room, even after her dentures were taken out, so she looked like a newborn baby.
The secret of my mother, who was closer to ninety than eighty, yet could still smile like a newborn baby when facing great trials, made me unbearably sad.
--- p.106 From "Mom's Stake 2"
On the third day, I visited the oxygen bar again and saw my mother's name stuck into a stake.
They said that the official tombstone should be around Dalpo.
I was drawn in by the Chinese characters for my mother's name written on the stake.
It was the first time I had read my mother's name with a separate meaning. It was truly a fascinating experience.
My mother whispered softly and quietly, as if she was still soothing the self-reproach that had clumped up deep in my consciousness.
Daughter, it's okay, it's okay.
What's the point of lying down anywhere?
The place you have prepared for me will soon be my bed.
--- p.174 From "Mom's Stake 3"
I don't remember the exact date, but the girl's symptoms were that her period stopped in early spring, her stomach started to swell a little, and something started moving inside her stomach for over two months.
She was a cute girl.
I don't know what her purpose was, but it seemed like the girl was trying to make fun of me.
Now the girl's eyes were dry and tear-stained, and her attitude was quite shameless.
I spoke politely and without losing my dignity.
“We’ll have to get a detailed examination, but based on the current findings, it’s most likely pregnancy.”
He personally cleaned the pillars and rafters with lye, sprayed strong chemicals into every nook and cranny, and even repainted the floorboards.
Rather than being happy about buying our first house, my brother and I were just worried about how we could live in such a strange house, but we ended up staying at the house every day and taking care of our mom after school because of the fun that came and went.
On the day of moving, my mother bought a new large cast iron pot and made a stove by hand.
My mother was a painter, a painter, a painter… there was nothing she couldn’t do.
--- p.66 From "Mom's Stake 1"
The next morning, my mother smiled the whole time she was in the operating room, even after her dentures were taken out, so she looked like a newborn baby.
The secret of my mother, who was closer to ninety than eighty, yet could still smile like a newborn baby when facing great trials, made me unbearably sad.
--- p.106 From "Mom's Stake 2"
On the third day, I visited the oxygen bar again and saw my mother's name stuck into a stake.
They said that the official tombstone should be around Dalpo.
I was drawn in by the Chinese characters for my mother's name written on the stake.
It was the first time I had read my mother's name with a separate meaning. It was truly a fascinating experience.
My mother whispered softly and quietly, as if she was still soothing the self-reproach that had clumped up deep in my consciousness.
Daughter, it's okay, it's okay.
What's the point of lying down anywhere?
The place you have prepared for me will soon be my bed.
--- p.174 From "Mom's Stake 3"
I don't remember the exact date, but the girl's symptoms were that her period stopped in early spring, her stomach started to swell a little, and something started moving inside her stomach for over two months.
She was a cute girl.
I don't know what her purpose was, but it seemed like the girl was trying to make fun of me.
Now the girl's eyes were dry and tear-stained, and her attitude was quite shameless.
I spoke politely and without losing my dignity.
“We’ll have to get a detailed examination, but based on the current findings, it’s most likely pregnancy.”
--- p.357 From “Three Days in That Autumn”
Publisher's Review
The special circumstances experienced by many Koreans in the last century
Park Wan-seo's masterpiece, elevated to a global experience
"Mother's Stake" is the only serialized novel among the 80 or so short stories written by Park Wan-seo and is considered her representative work.
"Mother's Stake 1" is based on Park Wan-seo's childhood memories of her mother, who moved from Songdo to Daecheo, from Daecheo to the outside of Seoul, and from the outside to Munan.
"Mother's Stake 2" tells the story of a now-aging mother who is suffering from being fixated on her most painful memories, and her daughter who watches her. "Mother's Stake 3" is about a mother whose spark of life gradually fades and her eternal rest.
These three novels contain Park Wan-seo's own intimate stories of watching her mother from a distance.
The life trajectory of Mrs. Hong Ki-sook, the mother, perfectly captures Korea's unique historical circumstances, allowing us to observe not only the lives of Korean women but also the figure of a human being within the flow of history.
World History's "Park Wan-seo Complete Novel Collection Definitive Edition" "Mother's Stake" includes the "Mother's Stake" series along with works such as "Lost," "Dreaming Incubator," and "Three Days in That Autumn," which highlight Park Wan-seo's sharp perspective and writing style as she criticizes society by dissecting individual lives in detail.
Park Wan-seo, the greatest legacy of Korean literature
A beautiful legacy that he personally maintained, polished, and touched up until the end of his life.
On January 22, 2012, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of Park Wan-seo, the mother of Korean literature, the manuscripts that the author had personally worked on during her lifetime were published in the definitive edition of the Park Wan-seo Novel Collection by Segyesa Publishing.
"The Definitive Edition of Park Wan-seo's Complete Novels" was a project originally scheduled to be published on October 20, 2011, the author's 80th birthday. It was a massive project that would gather and refine 15 novels (22 volumes) of Park Wan-seo's long novels and serial novels that have been consistently loved by readers since her first work, "Namok," in chronological order of when they were first written (based on when the serialization began).
Gathering the works of Park Wan-seo, who has explored the footsteps and transformations of Korean society from a personal perspective, is a meaningful undertaking that goes beyond simply collecting the works of one author; it is a literary endeavor that comprehensively captures the context of the flow and change of Korean society.
However, on January 22, 2011, the author, who was refining the manuscript, passed away from gallbladder cancer. The planning committee members who had been with the author and his descendants decided to continue the author's legacy and refine the manuscript, and publish it on the anniversary of his death.
This "Park Wan-seo Complete Novel Collection" includes the author's debut work, "Namok," the autobiographical novels depicting the author's childhood and youth, "Who Ate All Those Singa?" and "Was That Mountain Really There?" as well as her last full-length novel, "That Man's House." The author's only serial novel, "Mother's Stake," is also included in the list.
The "Park Wan-seo Novel Collection Definitive Edition," newly compiled for readers
The characteristic of Park Wan-seo's works is that they do not feel out of place even after reading them over time.
Accordingly, Oh Jin-kyung, who is considered one of the best book designers in Korea, designed the book to give the feeling of a carefully prepared gift to long-time readers who have already read the work, and to give a timeless, modern sensibility to unknown readers who will encounter the work in the future, while preserving the individuality of each work, and to bring the individual works together as the "Park Wan-seo Complete Novels Definitive Edition" to create the unity of the complete work and the unique style of Park Wan-seo's literature.
Since the titles of Park Wan-seo's works allow one to feel the author herself, we tried to utilize the titles in the design as much as possible to reveal the characteristics of the works.
Feeling that the existing fonts were insufficient to capture the characteristics of the works, I created fonts exclusively for the works in the “Park Wan-seo Complete Novel Collection” by adding strokes based on vertical and horizontal lines.
The motifs of the faint, hazy jokes, low-saturation warm colors, and simple textures were used, and other decorations were excluded as much as possible. Titles that seemed to be sewn together like a patchwork quilt while still highlighting the individuality of each work were created and used as the overall cover image.
Additionally, for new readers who are approaching the work for the first time, the author's pictorial was not included separately in the text.
Instead, the author's photographs were included in each of the twenty-two volumes of the complete collection, giving the impression that the author himself was telling the story when the book was opened.
Most of the author's photos included in the text and on the cover are photos taken at the time the work was written or photos that can capture the feel of the work. The photos mainly include photos taken by family and friends in everyday life, so although they may be a bit rough, they have a more natural and warm feel.
These are books that have been enjoyed and loved for a long time, but the spelling rules have changed a lot in the meantime.
In this newly published edition, we focused on maintaining the texture of the text while also following the spelling rules of the National Institute of the Korean Language, such as preserving the author's unique expressions, tone, and words that specify the era, to make it easier for new readers to read.
In addition, experts from various fields and regions who are interested in Park Wan-seo's literature, including domestic literature experts, East Asian culture experts, and foreign professors (Stephen Epstein, who translated Park Wan-seo's "Jaesugut" and "Who Ate Up All the Singa?"), have included in-depth commentary on Park Wan-seo's new interpretation for "The Definitive Edition of the Complete Novels of Park Wan-seo" to help readers understand.
The language of life and senses, accumulated over a turbulent 80 years of life.
The task of rereading and re-evaluating the teacher's novel was as vast as traversing a large mountain range.
It was a blessed time, confirming the breadth and depth of Park Wan-seo's literature and the potential for the future of Korean literature.
Park Wan-seo's literature is a treasure trove of language.
It revealed the true beauty of the mother tongue through a story that seemed to always spring up no matter how much was dug up, and through sophisticated expressions that were both simple and yet couldn't be more appropriate.
The power of interesting writing and lively language has captivated us, creating a beautiful literary landscape.
(From "Planning Article")
Park Wan-seo's writing reads as smoothly as flowing water, as if a voice is heard from afar.
And, as if in a treasure trove, unexpected words are hidden within the sentences without any awkwardness.
This also provides the fun of discovering new language that transcends time and region within soft sentences.
Park Wan-seo demonstrates through her works that one can maintain a sharp perspective and a critical eye without necessarily having to write in a rigid manner.
This is the author's basic tendency, but it is also influenced by various life experiences and language experiences.
Park Wan-seo incorporated into her literature the rapid and profound changes in Korean society that she experienced throughout her life, including the Japanese colonial period, liberation, the Korean War, the spread of democracy, and the deepening of class disparity.
By interpreting an individual's problem within the social vortex and accurately penetrating the core of the problems that Korean society had overlooked, the role of literature was expanded to reflect the current state of society and raise awareness of its problems.
Park Wan-seo's masterpiece, elevated to a global experience
"Mother's Stake" is the only serialized novel among the 80 or so short stories written by Park Wan-seo and is considered her representative work.
"Mother's Stake 1" is based on Park Wan-seo's childhood memories of her mother, who moved from Songdo to Daecheo, from Daecheo to the outside of Seoul, and from the outside to Munan.
"Mother's Stake 2" tells the story of a now-aging mother who is suffering from being fixated on her most painful memories, and her daughter who watches her. "Mother's Stake 3" is about a mother whose spark of life gradually fades and her eternal rest.
These three novels contain Park Wan-seo's own intimate stories of watching her mother from a distance.
The life trajectory of Mrs. Hong Ki-sook, the mother, perfectly captures Korea's unique historical circumstances, allowing us to observe not only the lives of Korean women but also the figure of a human being within the flow of history.
World History's "Park Wan-seo Complete Novel Collection Definitive Edition" "Mother's Stake" includes the "Mother's Stake" series along with works such as "Lost," "Dreaming Incubator," and "Three Days in That Autumn," which highlight Park Wan-seo's sharp perspective and writing style as she criticizes society by dissecting individual lives in detail.
Park Wan-seo, the greatest legacy of Korean literature
A beautiful legacy that he personally maintained, polished, and touched up until the end of his life.
On January 22, 2012, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of Park Wan-seo, the mother of Korean literature, the manuscripts that the author had personally worked on during her lifetime were published in the definitive edition of the Park Wan-seo Novel Collection by Segyesa Publishing.
"The Definitive Edition of Park Wan-seo's Complete Novels" was a project originally scheduled to be published on October 20, 2011, the author's 80th birthday. It was a massive project that would gather and refine 15 novels (22 volumes) of Park Wan-seo's long novels and serial novels that have been consistently loved by readers since her first work, "Namok," in chronological order of when they were first written (based on when the serialization began).
Gathering the works of Park Wan-seo, who has explored the footsteps and transformations of Korean society from a personal perspective, is a meaningful undertaking that goes beyond simply collecting the works of one author; it is a literary endeavor that comprehensively captures the context of the flow and change of Korean society.
However, on January 22, 2011, the author, who was refining the manuscript, passed away from gallbladder cancer. The planning committee members who had been with the author and his descendants decided to continue the author's legacy and refine the manuscript, and publish it on the anniversary of his death.
This "Park Wan-seo Complete Novel Collection" includes the author's debut work, "Namok," the autobiographical novels depicting the author's childhood and youth, "Who Ate All Those Singa?" and "Was That Mountain Really There?" as well as her last full-length novel, "That Man's House." The author's only serial novel, "Mother's Stake," is also included in the list.
The "Park Wan-seo Novel Collection Definitive Edition," newly compiled for readers
The characteristic of Park Wan-seo's works is that they do not feel out of place even after reading them over time.
Accordingly, Oh Jin-kyung, who is considered one of the best book designers in Korea, designed the book to give the feeling of a carefully prepared gift to long-time readers who have already read the work, and to give a timeless, modern sensibility to unknown readers who will encounter the work in the future, while preserving the individuality of each work, and to bring the individual works together as the "Park Wan-seo Complete Novels Definitive Edition" to create the unity of the complete work and the unique style of Park Wan-seo's literature.
Since the titles of Park Wan-seo's works allow one to feel the author herself, we tried to utilize the titles in the design as much as possible to reveal the characteristics of the works.
Feeling that the existing fonts were insufficient to capture the characteristics of the works, I created fonts exclusively for the works in the “Park Wan-seo Complete Novel Collection” by adding strokes based on vertical and horizontal lines.
The motifs of the faint, hazy jokes, low-saturation warm colors, and simple textures were used, and other decorations were excluded as much as possible. Titles that seemed to be sewn together like a patchwork quilt while still highlighting the individuality of each work were created and used as the overall cover image.
Additionally, for new readers who are approaching the work for the first time, the author's pictorial was not included separately in the text.
Instead, the author's photographs were included in each of the twenty-two volumes of the complete collection, giving the impression that the author himself was telling the story when the book was opened.
Most of the author's photos included in the text and on the cover are photos taken at the time the work was written or photos that can capture the feel of the work. The photos mainly include photos taken by family and friends in everyday life, so although they may be a bit rough, they have a more natural and warm feel.
These are books that have been enjoyed and loved for a long time, but the spelling rules have changed a lot in the meantime.
In this newly published edition, we focused on maintaining the texture of the text while also following the spelling rules of the National Institute of the Korean Language, such as preserving the author's unique expressions, tone, and words that specify the era, to make it easier for new readers to read.
In addition, experts from various fields and regions who are interested in Park Wan-seo's literature, including domestic literature experts, East Asian culture experts, and foreign professors (Stephen Epstein, who translated Park Wan-seo's "Jaesugut" and "Who Ate Up All the Singa?"), have included in-depth commentary on Park Wan-seo's new interpretation for "The Definitive Edition of the Complete Novels of Park Wan-seo" to help readers understand.
The language of life and senses, accumulated over a turbulent 80 years of life.
The task of rereading and re-evaluating the teacher's novel was as vast as traversing a large mountain range.
It was a blessed time, confirming the breadth and depth of Park Wan-seo's literature and the potential for the future of Korean literature.
Park Wan-seo's literature is a treasure trove of language.
It revealed the true beauty of the mother tongue through a story that seemed to always spring up no matter how much was dug up, and through sophisticated expressions that were both simple and yet couldn't be more appropriate.
The power of interesting writing and lively language has captivated us, creating a beautiful literary landscape.
(From "Planning Article")
Park Wan-seo's writing reads as smoothly as flowing water, as if a voice is heard from afar.
And, as if in a treasure trove, unexpected words are hidden within the sentences without any awkwardness.
This also provides the fun of discovering new language that transcends time and region within soft sentences.
Park Wan-seo demonstrates through her works that one can maintain a sharp perspective and a critical eye without necessarily having to write in a rigid manner.
This is the author's basic tendency, but it is also influenced by various life experiences and language experiences.
Park Wan-seo incorporated into her literature the rapid and profound changes in Korean society that she experienced throughout her life, including the Japanese colonial period, liberation, the Korean War, the spread of democracy, and the deepening of class disparity.
By interpreting an individual's problem within the social vortex and accurately penetrating the core of the problems that Korean society had overlooked, the role of literature was expanded to reflect the current state of society and raise awareness of its problems.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: January 22, 2012
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 596 pages | 758g | 148*210*35mm
- ISBN13: 9788933801840
- ISBN10: 8933801847
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