Publisher

line of vision
Seopyeonje
Bug story

About the author

Author Lee Cheong-jun, who has continuously conducted deep reflections on the human mind and society,
Talk about forgiveness, reconciliation, and living a true life!
[Included works]
The heart of a mother who cannot shine even as much light on her child as the sunlight spreads out on the snow.

A short story about a mother who, despite living a poor and difficult life, still maintained her unwavering love for her children.
Seopyeonje * A story where songs become sorrow and sorrow becomes songs
A short story depicting the relationship between sound and Han through the story of a singer father, his blind daughter, and the brother's strange fate.
Bug Story * Bug = A person who must forgive the enemy who killed his child according to God's command
A short story depicting the conflict between the reality of human existence and the transcendent teachings of religion through the story of the mother of a kidnapped and murdered child.

Features of the 'Sapiens Korean Literature Short Stories' Series
From Yeom Sang-seop to Hwang Seok-yeong
A comprehensive collection of important works by leading Korean literary authors!
The 'Sapiens Korean Literature Short Stories' series is a collection of carefully selected important works by representative Korean authors that young people should read.
No matter how much the educational environment and policies change, the Korean literary authors and works that young people need to encounter during their formative years remain unchanged.
The authors and works included in textbooks also do not change.
After careful consideration, the authors and works were selected, and the 'Sapiens Korean Literature Short Stories' series is now available to readers.


Everything about the author at a glance through the author-specific volume structure!
We have compiled short and medium-length stories by representative Korean authors and organized them into volumes by author.
Everything about the author, from his major works and commentary on each work to his world of works and chronology, is included in one volume.
This book gathers together all the curiosity about authors who frequently appear in textbooks from middle school to high school, including must-read works for teenagers, rare works not well covered in existing anthologies, and controversial works that reveal the unique world of the authors.


Stable and accurate text & clean design, high-quality illustrations to help you appreciate the work.
The first step in appreciating a literary work is ‘reading the work.’
For this to happen, the text of the work must be stable and accurate above all else.
The Sapiens Korean Literature series has taken great care to ensure maximum textual accuracy by referencing the original publication, the author's final edition, and the most recent critical edition.
Additionally, we have refined the notation of the work to make it easier for young people to immerse themselves in reading it, and have provided explanations for unfamiliar and difficult words or difficult phrases that are no longer in use, so that there is no lack or ambiguity in appreciating the work.
We've designed it with a clean, easy-to-read design to ensure maximum convenience, and we've included the best illustrations to capture the core content of the work and help you interpret it practically and creatively.


In-depth commentary by Korean novelists
Masters and doctoral-level experts in Korean literature, well-versed in the thoughts and concerns of Korea's leading novelists and the realities of the times in which they were active, take on the authors who were their research subjects. For each work, they pose the most crucial questions for understanding the work and provide accurate and faithful explanations, thereby serving as a guide for fundamental literary appreciation.


Easy and clear explanations tailored to the eye level of teenagers
This is a customized anthology for young people, and it clearly explains even difficult works at the level of middle school and high school students, making them easy to understand.
Through this, you will be able to complete your appreciation of literary works and expand it to a higher level.


▶ Recommended for these people
- For students who cannot understand the content of a novel even after reading it.
- For students who want to understand and organize important writers more systematically.
- For students who want to develop the fundamental ability to deeply understand and appreciate novels.
- For students who have keenly experienced through tests such as internal assessments and evaluation mock tests or performance assessment assignments that evaluation of literary works cannot be achieved through memorization of information.