I'm sorry, Suika
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You can only read it with your heart The heartbreaking story of a 14-year-old bullied girl Youngest recipient of the 18th Palette Nobel Prize Special Prize Hayashi Miki's autobiographical novel, "I'm Sorry, Suika," which was published in 2008 and loved by countless Korean youth for 12 years, has been republished in a revised edition with a new look. "I'm Sorry, Suika" is a heartbreaking confession of a fourteen-year-old girl who cries, gets angry, gives up everything, and then gets back up again in the all-too-real pain of group bullying. It is also a heartfelt message from a girl who has decided that "no matter how much others try to ruin it, I cannot give up loving my life." The best novel that can heal the hearts of children hurt by bullying, "I'm Sorry, Suika," is a work that melts the hurt and loneliness that the author experienced firsthand when he was 14. This novel, which caused a great shock in Japan in 1999, was well-received by many students and the media at the time of its publication, and was also widely loved in Korea. Even now, 20 years later, it is still being read consistently. |
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A Word from the Palette Nobel Prize Selection Committee / 5
Last note PS
/ 14
1 / 16
2 / 19
3 / 22
4 / 32
5 / 70
6 / 76
7 / 103
8 / 106
9 / 123
10 / 131
11 / 136
12 / 158
13 / 166
Last note PS
/ 170
Author's Note / 174
Translator's Note / 188
Last note PS
/ 14
1 / 16
2 / 19
3 / 22
4 / 32
5 / 70
6 / 76
7 / 103
8 / 106
9 / 123
10 / 131
11 / 136
12 / 158
13 / 166
Last note PS
/ 170
Author's Note / 174
Translator's Note / 188
Into the book
Will you promise me that you won't forget what I say from now on?
You know it too.
That life isn't always exciting and fun.
Sometimes, being alive is so lonely, so sad, so painful.
That there are times when the weight of that suffering is so heavy that it is difficult to even breathe.
But you know what?
There is something you must always remember, no matter what situation you face.
Never give up your life!
You have to breathe to escape.
You have to be alive to be able to use evil and fight back.
Even when I want to scream that there is no more hope.
'Even if I'm alive, I'm a meaningless being.
'Nobody needs me!'
No, that's a lie.
Everyone is born to love and be loved.
I realized this fact so painfully.
So you… …you… …don’t forget.
Never give up your life.
Don't live as if you've thrown away your life.
--- From p.14
I was scared.
What was more frightening was the fact that I was afraid of my friends.
Those kids, until yesterday, were friends who ate together, chatted, and exchanged secrets through notes.
I couldn't say anything.
I looked at them with an expression that was almost like crying, as if my face was about to burst into tears at any moment.
Then everyone shouted:
“Suika is really unlucky.
“Isn’t that right?”
“That’s right! I think I smell something strange when he comes.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the children burst into laughter again.
---From p.35
I came to my senses again.
He clenched his fist and took a step closer to Yoko.
“What? Don’t joke around.
"Can't you hear me? I'm talking so loudly. Can you really not hear me?"
I mustered up my courage and patted Yoko's shoulder with my hand.
Then, as if she had been waiting, Yoko started to fuss.
“Caw! It’s a ghost.
“A ghost just hit my shoulder! Eww!”
A tearing voice.
“Ugh… I feel sick!”
---p.
Out of 42
For the first time, I thought I didn't want to die.
'I want to live again.' This was the first thought that occurred to me after I jumped.
Until now, I had only thought about dying quickly, but when I found out that there was someone who was so sad for me, I wanted to live so badly.
I had always believed that no one needed me, but seeing the doctor pouring all his energy into me, a complete stranger, and seeing my family and friends crying for me made me want to live like crazy.
I wanted to get up no matter what.
'I don't want to die like this.'
You know it too.
That life isn't always exciting and fun.
Sometimes, being alive is so lonely, so sad, so painful.
That there are times when the weight of that suffering is so heavy that it is difficult to even breathe.
But you know what?
There is something you must always remember, no matter what situation you face.
Never give up your life!
You have to breathe to escape.
You have to be alive to be able to use evil and fight back.
Even when I want to scream that there is no more hope.
'Even if I'm alive, I'm a meaningless being.
'Nobody needs me!'
No, that's a lie.
Everyone is born to love and be loved.
I realized this fact so painfully.
So you… …you… …don’t forget.
Never give up your life.
Don't live as if you've thrown away your life.
--- From p.14
I was scared.
What was more frightening was the fact that I was afraid of my friends.
Those kids, until yesterday, were friends who ate together, chatted, and exchanged secrets through notes.
I couldn't say anything.
I looked at them with an expression that was almost like crying, as if my face was about to burst into tears at any moment.
Then everyone shouted:
“Suika is really unlucky.
“Isn’t that right?”
“That’s right! I think I smell something strange when he comes.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the children burst into laughter again.
---From p.35
I came to my senses again.
He clenched his fist and took a step closer to Yoko.
“What? Don’t joke around.
"Can't you hear me? I'm talking so loudly. Can you really not hear me?"
I mustered up my courage and patted Yoko's shoulder with my hand.
Then, as if she had been waiting, Yoko started to fuss.
“Caw! It’s a ghost.
“A ghost just hit my shoulder! Eww!”
A tearing voice.
“Ugh… I feel sick!”
---p.
Out of 42
For the first time, I thought I didn't want to die.
'I want to live again.' This was the first thought that occurred to me after I jumped.
Until now, I had only thought about dying quickly, but when I found out that there was someone who was so sad for me, I wanted to live so badly.
I had always believed that no one needed me, but seeing the doctor pouring all his energy into me, a complete stranger, and seeing my family and friends crying for me made me want to live like crazy.
I wanted to get up no matter what.
'I don't want to die like this.'
---p.
Out of 154
Out of 154
Publisher's Review
The wounds and loneliness of the lonely girl Suika,
Hope and courage blooming within it
The ordinary daily life of Suika, a fourteen-year-old girl, turns into a nightmare because of the Yoko family, who are popular in her class.
The noisy and peaceful second grade class 3 suddenly became a different world.
The Yoko family began to ostracize the quiet and inconspicuous child, Chika, under the pretext of being bored.
As the whole class joins in on what started as a joke, the bullying escalates into increasingly violent behavior.
In the end, Suika, who found it difficult to watch, extends a helping hand to Chika.
But the next day, the bullying wasn't gone.
The kids started bullying Suika instead of Chika.
Even Chika, whom Suika had helped, turns away from her, and Suika despairs.
Finally, unable to bear the bullying, Suika makes an irreversible choice... and at that moment, Suika's body and soul are separated.
Now, Suika, who was only left with her soul, began to wander around her friends.
What will become of Class 3-2? Will the children who committed wrongdoing finally reflect on their actions? Will Suika ever return?
★ Why "I'm Sorry, Suika" is Special Among the Numerous Young Adult Novels
"I'm Sorry, Suika" stands out clearly from other novels with similar themes that have been published recently.
Most of the novels about bullying published so far were written by school teachers, counselors, or youth writers who guessed the minds of children, or by adults who experienced such things and wrote them based on their own memories.
However, "I'm Sorry, Suika" is the story of a fourteen-year-old girl who was in that place at that time, enduring her daily life.
That is why pain, despair, hope, and joy are all vividly alive.
It resonates with teenagers' emotions more than any other book, and it understands the hearts of marginalized children so well.
This is something you will never find in other books.
This is why “I’m Sorry, Suika” shines among other novels.
★ Praise poured in for "Sorry, Suika"
“A special award was established for this one novel.”
"I'm Sorry, Suika" is a remarkable novel in every way.
This is evident from the fact that the Palette Nobel Prize jury has decided to award a special prize in an unusual way.
The Palette Nobel Prize, representing Japanese youth literature.
Palette Novel's strict standards for judging both literary and didactic value were completely overturned when it encountered "Sorry, Suika."
“I never knew a simple sentence could be this hot…….”
The young author's sincerity was enough to melt the hearts of not only contemporary youth but also the judges.
Ultimately, the jury decided to award a special prize to this one novel, and no one objected to that decision.
“I beg you sincerely.
“Don’t just recommend this book to children; adults should read it too.”
The novel's value became widely known through Japanese media outlets such as the Asahi Shimbun and the Yomiuri Shimbun, and afterwards, touching reviews poured in, such as, "I've been through something like this, but reading this novel gave me strength again," and "For the first time, I realized the importance of friends."
Since then, the book has been adopted as a recommended reading in numerous schools in Japan, and has also been made into an animation, giving a special resonance to children starting a new school year.
A heartfelt story ultimately moves the heart.
“After reading this book, I thought, ‘I still have to live.’
Although it deals with death, this book is by no means pessimistic.
Rather, it conveys the ‘blessings of life’ and ‘new hope.’”
Hope and courage blooming within it
The ordinary daily life of Suika, a fourteen-year-old girl, turns into a nightmare because of the Yoko family, who are popular in her class.
The noisy and peaceful second grade class 3 suddenly became a different world.
The Yoko family began to ostracize the quiet and inconspicuous child, Chika, under the pretext of being bored.
As the whole class joins in on what started as a joke, the bullying escalates into increasingly violent behavior.
In the end, Suika, who found it difficult to watch, extends a helping hand to Chika.
But the next day, the bullying wasn't gone.
The kids started bullying Suika instead of Chika.
Even Chika, whom Suika had helped, turns away from her, and Suika despairs.
Finally, unable to bear the bullying, Suika makes an irreversible choice... and at that moment, Suika's body and soul are separated.
Now, Suika, who was only left with her soul, began to wander around her friends.
What will become of Class 3-2? Will the children who committed wrongdoing finally reflect on their actions? Will Suika ever return?
★ Why "I'm Sorry, Suika" is Special Among the Numerous Young Adult Novels
"I'm Sorry, Suika" stands out clearly from other novels with similar themes that have been published recently.
Most of the novels about bullying published so far were written by school teachers, counselors, or youth writers who guessed the minds of children, or by adults who experienced such things and wrote them based on their own memories.
However, "I'm Sorry, Suika" is the story of a fourteen-year-old girl who was in that place at that time, enduring her daily life.
That is why pain, despair, hope, and joy are all vividly alive.
It resonates with teenagers' emotions more than any other book, and it understands the hearts of marginalized children so well.
This is something you will never find in other books.
This is why “I’m Sorry, Suika” shines among other novels.
★ Praise poured in for "Sorry, Suika"
“A special award was established for this one novel.”
"I'm Sorry, Suika" is a remarkable novel in every way.
This is evident from the fact that the Palette Nobel Prize jury has decided to award a special prize in an unusual way.
The Palette Nobel Prize, representing Japanese youth literature.
Palette Novel's strict standards for judging both literary and didactic value were completely overturned when it encountered "Sorry, Suika."
“I never knew a simple sentence could be this hot…….”
The young author's sincerity was enough to melt the hearts of not only contemporary youth but also the judges.
Ultimately, the jury decided to award a special prize to this one novel, and no one objected to that decision.
“I beg you sincerely.
“Don’t just recommend this book to children; adults should read it too.”
The novel's value became widely known through Japanese media outlets such as the Asahi Shimbun and the Yomiuri Shimbun, and afterwards, touching reviews poured in, such as, "I've been through something like this, but reading this novel gave me strength again," and "For the first time, I realized the importance of friends."
Since then, the book has been adopted as a recommended reading in numerous schools in Japan, and has also been made into an animation, giving a special resonance to children starting a new school year.
A heartfelt story ultimately moves the heart.
“After reading this book, I thought, ‘I still have to live.’
Although it deals with death, this book is by no means pessimistic.
Rather, it conveys the ‘blessings of life’ and ‘new hope.’”
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 29, 2020
- Page count, weight, size: 192 pages | 258g | 140*205*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791130629667
- ISBN10: 113062966X
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