{"product_id":"142438","title":"We are not joking ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYG66ifHvZO6EeQmHBeOyWFyzhtxr.png?v=1765011686\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e We are not joking \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/118569714\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e This is a collection of plays by the late writer Eun-Yong Lee, and it contains five plays he left behind in the world.\u003cbr\u003e Among them, the title piece, \"We Are (Not) a Joke,\" premiered in 2020 by the theater troupe \"Here, of course, is the Theater\" and received much acclaim from critics and the public.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, it was evaluated as a work that raised meaningful questions about our society, which is rife with hatred and discrimination, winning the 'Best 3 Plays of the Year' selected by the Korean Critics Association that year, 4 categories at the 57th Dong-A Theater Awards, and even the 'Baeksang Theater Award' at the 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"We Are Not a Joke\" is a play consisting of six stories: \"Daily Death,\" \"Menstruation,\" \"Lee In-sil,\" \"Metamorphosis or Metamorphosis,\" \"The Will or We Are Not a Joke,\" and \"And My Sister Knocked on the Door.\"\u003cbr\u003e Each work exists independently, yet it is completed as a single, larger picture of the life of a transgender person who has not been stereotyped.\u003cbr\u003e The other four plays are also an extension of the work of bringing excluded or marginalized beings to the center of the play, and their voices are uttered with greater volume and intensity as they overlap, overlap, and pile up with the author's own voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book will be the first and last collection of plays by author Lee Eun-yong. \u003cbr\u003eAlthough he left the stage of life too soon, as fellow playwright Jang Young wrote in his review, I hope that his voice will remain on the stage of those who want to live as themselves for a long time, “modifying the trajectory of someone’s life little by little,” and thus, “living a life that does not die, but continues to be revised.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Foreword | A Woman Artist and Transgender - Playwright Go Yeon-ok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We are not joking\u003cbr\u003e The world's first birthday\u003cbr\u003e We find it\u003cbr\u003e Mom, mom\u003cbr\u003e Autumn Guest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Review | The Magic of Transforming Language on Earth - Literary Critic Oh Hye-jin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate4162\/MidCate008\/416175063.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e (Regardless of the actual space and order) Jinhee Park passes through the baggage checkpoint, places her bags on the counter one by one, and passes through the security checkpoint with both arms raised. \u003cbr\u003eFrom the moment Jinhee stands in front of the security checkpoint, a strange confusion spreads among the employees.\u003cbr\u003e As Jinhee passes through the security checkpoint, Employee 2 and Employee 3 make eye contact.\u003cbr\u003e There is a very brief and strange exchange of glances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jinhee (Bangbaek) Right now, they are in a state of great worry about me.\u003cbr\u003e This is a common occurrence for transgender people crossing borders.\u003cbr\u003e Employee 2: Excuse me.\u003cbr\u003e Are you a woman or a man?\u003cbr\u003e Jinhee Am transgender.\u003cbr\u003e Female to male.\u003cbr\u003e Employee 2: Oh, okay.\u003cbr\u003e So, which one is more comfortable to do a body check, a woman or a man?\u003cbr\u003e Jinhee: It doesn't really matter.\u003cbr\u003e On the comfortable side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Employee 2 and Employee 3 make eye contact again and talk about something.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jinhee (Bangbaek) They are trying not to be discriminatory.\u003cbr\u003e Or maybe they are trying their best not to cause me any inconvenience.\u003cbr\u003e The female inspector touches the body.\u003cbr\u003e Calmly and businesslikely.\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, my gender and body are to be treated calmly and business-likely. \u003cbr\u003eTo cross the border, to menstruate, this is all that is required.\u003cbr\u003e And menstruation is a joke, so you can laugh.\u003cbr\u003e Smile.\u003cbr\u003e (looking at the staff) Everything okay?\u003cbr\u003e Employee 3: Okay, good luck.\u003cbr\u003e Jinhee: Okay, thank you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jinhee, if you walk past the security checkpoint, you will see a sign.\u003cbr\u003e 'germany'.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"We're Not Joking - Menstruation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Main character, my arms and legs are new.\u003cbr\u003e My torso, my neck and collarbone, my cheekbones and eyebrows are all amazing.\u003cbr\u003e And since I am a growing person, my body is constantly changing.\u003cbr\u003e But this time it's exactly as I expected and hoped.\u003cbr\u003e Yes, I will grow to be one hundred and eighty.\u003cbr\u003e He will grow up to be a decent young man.\u003cbr\u003e No, I'll live as a decent boy first.\u003cbr\u003e I will grow up to be a tall and slender boy like a tree.\u003cbr\u003e I want to run around the playground for the longest time.\u003cbr\u003e No, it already is. \u003cbr\u003eEven though I can't catch the ball, I'm the longest runner with long legs.\u003cbr\u003e My hands are strong and firm, and whether you put a pencil in them, a ball in them, or anything else, you will get more than you expect.\u003cbr\u003e Why? Because I am a being that has undergone transformation.\u003cbr\u003e I'm a twenty-eight year old man who still feels like I'm sixteen.\u003cbr\u003e Because I am a boy.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"We Are Not Joking - Metamorphosis\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Do you remember when you were sixteen? Most of us forget that age.\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes we desperately try to forget those times.\u003cbr\u003e There are so many things I don't want to remember.\u003cbr\u003e Sixteen years old, my name is Lee Ah-seong.\u003cbr\u003e Her hair is a mess, her cheeks are covered in acne, and she doesn't look pretty at all.\u003cbr\u003e Her plump thighs brush against the gap between her school uniform skirts, turning her red. \u003cbr\u003eThere's a plate overturned on my desk.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone laughs at me.\u003cbr\u003e He's a crazy person who's full of superficiality.\u003cbr\u003e I wanted to wear pants then.\u003cbr\u003e (Like Moon Sung) I wanted to be Bang Han-rim at that time.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"We're Not Joking - And My Sister Knocked on the Door\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Junyoung takes out the paper and reads it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Junyoung: A few days ago, I had a dream where I met my old lover.\u003cbr\u003e In my dream, I met him when I was eighteen, when I was still a little girl, and we dated for several years.\u003cbr\u003e A few more years passed, and I was now a tall and handsome young man, and I was passing by the store where I used to hang out with that man and his friends.\u003cbr\u003e The friend next to me told me about that person.\u003cbr\u003e “I’m sure he’s still here. Do you want to come in?” I was about to say no, but my friend had already opened the door.\u003cbr\u003e There really was that person in the store. \u003cbr\u003eWhile my friend was talking to the store owner, I sat down next to him.\u003cbr\u003e “You’re handsome, just like I thought you were,” he said with a shrug.\u003cbr\u003e After exchanging a few words, I remembered the old days and asked about it.\u003cbr\u003e “You’re gay, so why did you meet me then?” “Because you said you were a boy.” I felt ashamed at that for thinking I didn’t want to meet him.\u003cbr\u003e Even when I was an eighteen-year-old girl, he saw the young man in me and always called me a boy.\u003cbr\u003e “Do you want to sleep with me?” I asked in passing before we parted ways.\u003cbr\u003e He answered with a smile.\u003cbr\u003e \"no.\u003cbr\u003e “You’re taller than me now.”\u003cbr\u003e Heesu, I like this article.\u003cbr\u003e Did this really happen?\u003cbr\u003e Junyoung: A little bit real, a little bit fiction.\u003cbr\u003e I wrote this by myself without showing it to my mom.\u003cbr\u003e Heesu: What does it mean for the protagonist from when I was a little girl to become a young man?\u003cbr\u003e Junyoung's gender change. \u003cbr\u003eTransgender.\u003cbr\u003e Heesu is magical.\u003cbr\u003e Is it magical? This is the first transgender person I've ever met in my life.\u003cbr\u003e Junyoung's mother was shocked twice.\u003cbr\u003e I once heard that our daughter wanted to be a boy.\u003cbr\u003e And then I was relieved to find out that she was meeting a guy, and then I was shocked twice when I found out that she called him hyung.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Mom, Mom\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Are you okay, ghost?\u003cbr\u003e Man I'll be okay.\u003cbr\u003e So I was hoping my friend would come over today, so I asked him what he wanted to talk about.\u003cbr\u003e Ghost Maybe it was just something trivial and nothing special.\u003cbr\u003e It might have been a serious story.\u003cbr\u003e But either way, it might be difficult to talk to your friend again.\u003cbr\u003e Why people?\u003cbr\u003e That's a ghost, I don't know where my friend is.\u003cbr\u003e You're a ghost, man.\u003cbr\u003e I thought we all knew that. \u003cbr\u003eGhost Actually, I am a ghost who wanders around other people's memorial tables because I wonder how other people mourn.\u003cbr\u003e I came to visit today because I was curious about other people.\u003cbr\u003e Didn't you come here because you liked the smell of Yankee Candle?\u003cbr\u003e A Midsummer Night's Dream, you may have come because you like the smell.\u003cbr\u003e Maybe because I want to stay on earth after the forty-nine days, maybe because I still want to see something more, maybe because I haven't finished washing the dishes, maybe because I haven't graduated from college.\u003cbr\u003e Because there are still people who miss you, because there are many people who want to see you, because there are people who don't know how to mourn, because someone is calling you.\u003cbr\u003e Could that be it?\u003cbr\u003e Ghost Do my friends still want to see me?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e ---From \"Autumn Guest\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eAuthor's Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There lived a man named Tiresias in ancient Greece. \u003cbr\u003eAs a boy, he was walking along a forest path when he saw some snakes mating and inadvertently hit them with his walking stick.\u003cbr\u003e There, he transformed into a girl and lived in that body for several years.\u003cbr\u003e Then one day, as I was passing by, I saw those snakes mating again.\u003cbr\u003e He struck the snakes again and turned back into a man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What is noteworthy in this story is that in the end, Tiresias chooses to return to being a man.\u003cbr\u003e As of 2020, we must understand this point before we can define whether transgender people exist or not.\u003cbr\u003e Someone chose to exist in this body and spirit.\u003cbr\u003e When someone has a choice, they have to choose it.\u003cbr\u003e And that choice always leads to a tricky borderline.\u003cbr\u003e If a dichotomous society divides humans into men and women, there is a door at the boundary.\u003cbr\u003e We keep knocking on that door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This play is about that door and the knocking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e_\"We're Not Joking\" Author's Note \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - 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