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Book Introduction
“I was hit by a vehicle driven by a man in his 70s.
“A teenage girl died”
"drive"
-Written by Jeong Hae-yeon
A chilling question about the value of life and the weight of sin!
* The tragedy of everyday life vividly depicted with breathtaking detail.
* A serious reflection on human nature and moral dilemmas.
This is a new controversial work by author Jeong Hae-yeon, who instantly captivated Korean readers with “The Red Crane’s Seat” and “The Day of Kidnapping.”
This novel deals with the issue of 'traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers', which is currently at the center of heated debate.
Recently, a series of accidents caused by elderly drivers have shocked society.
There have been accidents where vehicles drove in the wrong direction on highways, invaded sidewalks and struck pedestrians, or crashed into buildings, seriously injuring people inside.
These types of incidents have become more prominent and on the rise recently.
It is said that one in four traffic accident deaths is caused by elderly drivers.
This is also a very serious social issue.
As people age past 60, they typically experience declines in concentration, object recognition, and visual perception.
As we age, our reflexes slow down and our ability to respond to emergencies declines significantly.
But on the other hand, we are living in an era where we have entered a super-aged society.
The advent of an aging society is also a near future that awaits us.
A traffic accident can happen to anyone, and you can become either a victim or a perpetrator in an instant.
If one day, the person I love most were to disappear from my daily life, would I be able to cope? Or if someone I once admired and respected suddenly turned into a criminal, how would I cope? These questions leave us emotionally confused and forced to reflect on moral dilemmas.
Novelist Jeong Hae-yeon, who has vividly explored the duality of human psychology through works such as “Kidnapping Day,” “The Red Crane’s Seat,” and “Double,” has once again demonstrated her novelistic talent with her outstanding writing skills.
The captivating and fast-paced writing style sucks the reader into the vacuum of the story.
The novel is divided into the stories of 'Kim Hye-jeong', a mother who lost her daughter, and 'Noh Gyun-tak', an elderly driver who caused a fatal accident.
Although these are special circumstances, they evoke deep empathy as universal beings.
“A teenage girl died”
"drive"
-Written by Jeong Hae-yeon
A chilling question about the value of life and the weight of sin!
* The tragedy of everyday life vividly depicted with breathtaking detail.
* A serious reflection on human nature and moral dilemmas.
This is a new controversial work by author Jeong Hae-yeon, who instantly captivated Korean readers with “The Red Crane’s Seat” and “The Day of Kidnapping.”
This novel deals with the issue of 'traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers', which is currently at the center of heated debate.
Recently, a series of accidents caused by elderly drivers have shocked society.
There have been accidents where vehicles drove in the wrong direction on highways, invaded sidewalks and struck pedestrians, or crashed into buildings, seriously injuring people inside.
These types of incidents have become more prominent and on the rise recently.
It is said that one in four traffic accident deaths is caused by elderly drivers.
This is also a very serious social issue.
As people age past 60, they typically experience declines in concentration, object recognition, and visual perception.
As we age, our reflexes slow down and our ability to respond to emergencies declines significantly.
But on the other hand, we are living in an era where we have entered a super-aged society.
The advent of an aging society is also a near future that awaits us.
A traffic accident can happen to anyone, and you can become either a victim or a perpetrator in an instant.
If one day, the person I love most were to disappear from my daily life, would I be able to cope? Or if someone I once admired and respected suddenly turned into a criminal, how would I cope? These questions leave us emotionally confused and forced to reflect on moral dilemmas.
Novelist Jeong Hae-yeon, who has vividly explored the duality of human psychology through works such as “Kidnapping Day,” “The Red Crane’s Seat,” and “Double,” has once again demonstrated her novelistic talent with her outstanding writing skills.
The captivating and fast-paced writing style sucks the reader into the vacuum of the story.
The novel is divided into the stories of 'Kim Hye-jeong', a mother who lost her daughter, and 'Noh Gyun-tak', an elderly driver who caused a fatal accident.
Although these are special circumstances, they evoke deep empathy as universal beings.
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index
[Kim Hye-jeong]
[Noh Gyun-tak]
-Author's Note
[Noh Gyun-tak]
-Author's Note
Detailed image
Into the book
The man sitting across from Inspector Jang seemed to be the one who had made Yeonhee like that.
My heart
I ran at full speed.
The blood flowed quickly.
I felt pressure that made my eyes pop out.
Still, confirmation was needed.
“This person….
This person.”
--- p.28
"The years you'll live are the same as our Yeonhee's time? Do you know what our Yeonhee will become? Our Yeonhee will have grown into a good child.
You probably went to college and found what you wanted to do.
You must have been in love too.
“He was a child who had no reason not to be happy!”
--- p.50
“How brilliantly he must have lived! He must have lived while doing his own work.
Who knew what that kid would do for this country! Who knew what kind of person that kid would become? That kid... that kid... .
“And how many children would that child have given birth to…?”
Hyejeong couldn't continue speaking.
This old man took away all the child's potential.
I wanted to do anything if I could just take away the time of this old man who was trying to apologize and live, and give it to Yeonhee.
--- p.51
Hyejeong thought of this house as her last home.
I thought I would raise the children here, get Yeon-hee married, and have Yeon-woo serve in the military.
I thought that once the children were all independent, the two of us would stay in this house and live happily ever after.
The house I loved so much has now become hell.
--- p.57
“The fact that the perpetrator came to Yeonhee’s funeral can be seen as a sign of deep remorse.
“The accident itself was simply due to poor driving skills, and since it was his first offense, the maximum sentence he could receive would be 1 or 2 years in prison.”
Hyejeong opened her mouth.
Yeonhee's life was completely ruined, and it was hard to believe she was only sentenced to one or two years in prison.
--- p.78
He was a sinner.
He made that person howl like an animal.
They took away their children, who were as good as new.
He was left to die in vain on the side of the road.
It was a miserable and brutal death.
It was all his own doing.
--- p.41
“Why did you do that?
Father.
Why did you do that?
“You just had to be a little more careful, right?”
Gyun-tak couldn't say anything.
--- p.87
“I barely managed to buy this house by sacrificing my youth.
That's only the area in front of the entrance that's mine.
They are all bank houses.
This room where my father is lying is also a bank.
But did you feel better if you could take away even just one of those boogers?”
My heart
I ran at full speed.
The blood flowed quickly.
I felt pressure that made my eyes pop out.
Still, confirmation was needed.
“This person….
This person.”
--- p.28
"The years you'll live are the same as our Yeonhee's time? Do you know what our Yeonhee will become? Our Yeonhee will have grown into a good child.
You probably went to college and found what you wanted to do.
You must have been in love too.
“He was a child who had no reason not to be happy!”
--- p.50
“How brilliantly he must have lived! He must have lived while doing his own work.
Who knew what that kid would do for this country! Who knew what kind of person that kid would become? That kid... that kid... .
“And how many children would that child have given birth to…?”
Hyejeong couldn't continue speaking.
This old man took away all the child's potential.
I wanted to do anything if I could just take away the time of this old man who was trying to apologize and live, and give it to Yeonhee.
--- p.51
Hyejeong thought of this house as her last home.
I thought I would raise the children here, get Yeon-hee married, and have Yeon-woo serve in the military.
I thought that once the children were all independent, the two of us would stay in this house and live happily ever after.
The house I loved so much has now become hell.
--- p.57
“The fact that the perpetrator came to Yeonhee’s funeral can be seen as a sign of deep remorse.
“The accident itself was simply due to poor driving skills, and since it was his first offense, the maximum sentence he could receive would be 1 or 2 years in prison.”
Hyejeong opened her mouth.
Yeonhee's life was completely ruined, and it was hard to believe she was only sentenced to one or two years in prison.
--- p.78
He was a sinner.
He made that person howl like an animal.
They took away their children, who were as good as new.
He was left to die in vain on the side of the road.
It was a miserable and brutal death.
It was all his own doing.
--- p.41
“Why did you do that?
Father.
Why did you do that?
“You just had to be a little more careful, right?”
Gyun-tak couldn't say anything.
--- p.87
“I barely managed to buy this house by sacrificing my youth.
That's only the area in front of the entrance that's mine.
They are all bank houses.
This room where my father is lying is also a bank.
But did you feel better if you could take away even just one of those boogers?”
--- p.87
Publisher's Review
This book has no back cover.
When you flip the book over, another front cover appears.
This is because the novel deals with fundamental issues that require deep consideration from both the victim and the perpetrator's perspectives.
Even if we change our perspective, this is an incident that will inevitably lead to misfortune for everyone. So, what should we discuss now?
[Kim Hye-jeong]
“A mistake is stepping on someone else’s toes.
"Spilling water was a mistake! It wasn't about killing anyone!"
Kim Hye-jeong was going to work at the administrative welfare center like any other day and spending an ordinary day.
Then, she receives a call from her husband saying that her daughter Yeon-hee has died.
Hye-jeong, who denies reality and rushes to the hospital, sees Yeon-hee's gruesome body lying in the morgue and faints.
After coming to his senses, he runs to the police station and witnesses an old man being questioned.
The culprit is an old man in his 70s.
In a moment of confusion between the brake and the accelerator, he hit and killed Yeonhee, who was at the bus stop.
Hye-jeong holds onto the old man and cries.
Meanwhile, her husband, Young-jun, is busy preparing for the funeral while swallowing his sorrow.
Even in the face of his daughter's death, which was like a bolt from the blue, he had to keep his wits about him.
The detective said the perpetrator would blame the accident on a defect in the vehicle.
Noh Gyun-tak, the driver who caused the accident, comes to Yeon-hee's funeral and kneels in front of Hye-jeong and apologizes.
“I was wrong.
“I really hit the brakes…” Hye-jeong explodes with anger upon hearing that.
If nothing had happened to her daughter Yeonhee, a bright future full of possibilities would have been waiting for her.
I would have gone to college, dated, and lived a sparkling life.
Hyejeong couldn't forgive the old man.
[Noh Gyun-tak]
“I really thought… I had hit the brakes.”
76-year-old Noh Gyun-tak was driving to take his grandson to school when he crashed into a bus stop while trying to avoid a motorcycle.
The moment I slightly turned the steering wheel and extended my foot to dodge, the world turned upside down.
Gyun-tak, who had lost consciousness, later realizes that he had killed a middle school girl at the bus stop.
[Teenager killed after being hit by a car driven by a man in his 70s] News articles are pouring in from the press and media.
The comments on the provocative article that deliberately mentions age are filled with comments blaming and cursing the elderly Gyun-tak.
Gyun-tak also dreams of the dead girl every night.
The daughter and son-in-law are forced to sell their house to raise the court deposit.
Gyun-tak, who found out about this, has no place even in the house.
The daughter and son-in-law are in conflict over the issue of reaching an agreement with the victim's family.
For Gyun-tak, even breathing is like hell.
The author consistently focuses on the unfortunate accident itself.
The novel's theme cuts right through the heart of the reality we live in.
As readers follow the breathtaking story unfolding, they will soon feel the pain of being hit in the heart by the author's heavy, fastball.
We invite readers to the novel [Drive], which runs without stopping and without brakes.
Author's Note
I drive.
I have poor eyesight and am also quite timid, so I don't enjoy driving.
Still, I'm used to the convenience of commuting to work by car, so I think it'll be inconvenient when I stop driving someday.
But I plan to quit when I turn 60.
By then, your eyesight will have deteriorated further, and your reaction speed and instantaneous judgment will have also deteriorated.
I'm not saying that older people aren't qualified to drive, but I think that human aging is enough of a risk factor on the road.
Even in 2024, when this article was written, there were still many accidents involving elderly drivers.
Of course, there must have been many more accidents involving young people driving than that number.
Rather than saying, "There's nothing we can do," we, as a society, need to consider whether there are ways to reduce accidents.
Currently, it is said that if an elderly driver surrenders their driver's license, they are given a compensation of about 100,000 won.
I don't feel like giving up my driver's license to that extent.
It is difficult for the elderly to catch a taxi or even ride a bus.
On public transport, they sometimes become unwelcome guests.
So take the wheel.
My eyesight is bad, but it's not like I can't see, so I think I just need to drive slowly.
And many days, no accidents occur.
Since there was no accident yesterday, I'm sitting in the driver's seat today too.
In such a situation, returning a driver's license can only be done through personal responsibility.
So the number of elderly drivers is increasing, and this is causing unfortunate accidents.
I think we need to establish a system that would make it more convenient to return your driver's license.
This work covers both the victim's and the perpetrator's perspectives.
I didn't mean to say that the perpetrator had his own circumstances.
I wanted to say that this unfortunate accident was something that would destroy both families.
This article is not based on any particular incident.
I wrote this article in the hope that it would give those who read it a chance to think about the problem, even just a little.
I started writing it in the hot summer and it was published only after the new year.
I would like to express my gratitude to the publisher who decided to publish this novel, and most of all, to you who holds this book in your hands.
Jeong Hae-yeon
When you flip the book over, another front cover appears.
This is because the novel deals with fundamental issues that require deep consideration from both the victim and the perpetrator's perspectives.
Even if we change our perspective, this is an incident that will inevitably lead to misfortune for everyone. So, what should we discuss now?
[Kim Hye-jeong]
“A mistake is stepping on someone else’s toes.
"Spilling water was a mistake! It wasn't about killing anyone!"
Kim Hye-jeong was going to work at the administrative welfare center like any other day and spending an ordinary day.
Then, she receives a call from her husband saying that her daughter Yeon-hee has died.
Hye-jeong, who denies reality and rushes to the hospital, sees Yeon-hee's gruesome body lying in the morgue and faints.
After coming to his senses, he runs to the police station and witnesses an old man being questioned.
The culprit is an old man in his 70s.
In a moment of confusion between the brake and the accelerator, he hit and killed Yeonhee, who was at the bus stop.
Hye-jeong holds onto the old man and cries.
Meanwhile, her husband, Young-jun, is busy preparing for the funeral while swallowing his sorrow.
Even in the face of his daughter's death, which was like a bolt from the blue, he had to keep his wits about him.
The detective said the perpetrator would blame the accident on a defect in the vehicle.
Noh Gyun-tak, the driver who caused the accident, comes to Yeon-hee's funeral and kneels in front of Hye-jeong and apologizes.
“I was wrong.
“I really hit the brakes…” Hye-jeong explodes with anger upon hearing that.
If nothing had happened to her daughter Yeonhee, a bright future full of possibilities would have been waiting for her.
I would have gone to college, dated, and lived a sparkling life.
Hyejeong couldn't forgive the old man.
[Noh Gyun-tak]
“I really thought… I had hit the brakes.”
76-year-old Noh Gyun-tak was driving to take his grandson to school when he crashed into a bus stop while trying to avoid a motorcycle.
The moment I slightly turned the steering wheel and extended my foot to dodge, the world turned upside down.
Gyun-tak, who had lost consciousness, later realizes that he had killed a middle school girl at the bus stop.
[Teenager killed after being hit by a car driven by a man in his 70s] News articles are pouring in from the press and media.
The comments on the provocative article that deliberately mentions age are filled with comments blaming and cursing the elderly Gyun-tak.
Gyun-tak also dreams of the dead girl every night.
The daughter and son-in-law are forced to sell their house to raise the court deposit.
Gyun-tak, who found out about this, has no place even in the house.
The daughter and son-in-law are in conflict over the issue of reaching an agreement with the victim's family.
For Gyun-tak, even breathing is like hell.
The author consistently focuses on the unfortunate accident itself.
The novel's theme cuts right through the heart of the reality we live in.
As readers follow the breathtaking story unfolding, they will soon feel the pain of being hit in the heart by the author's heavy, fastball.
We invite readers to the novel [Drive], which runs without stopping and without brakes.
Author's Note
I drive.
I have poor eyesight and am also quite timid, so I don't enjoy driving.
Still, I'm used to the convenience of commuting to work by car, so I think it'll be inconvenient when I stop driving someday.
But I plan to quit when I turn 60.
By then, your eyesight will have deteriorated further, and your reaction speed and instantaneous judgment will have also deteriorated.
I'm not saying that older people aren't qualified to drive, but I think that human aging is enough of a risk factor on the road.
Even in 2024, when this article was written, there were still many accidents involving elderly drivers.
Of course, there must have been many more accidents involving young people driving than that number.
Rather than saying, "There's nothing we can do," we, as a society, need to consider whether there are ways to reduce accidents.
Currently, it is said that if an elderly driver surrenders their driver's license, they are given a compensation of about 100,000 won.
I don't feel like giving up my driver's license to that extent.
It is difficult for the elderly to catch a taxi or even ride a bus.
On public transport, they sometimes become unwelcome guests.
So take the wheel.
My eyesight is bad, but it's not like I can't see, so I think I just need to drive slowly.
And many days, no accidents occur.
Since there was no accident yesterday, I'm sitting in the driver's seat today too.
In such a situation, returning a driver's license can only be done through personal responsibility.
So the number of elderly drivers is increasing, and this is causing unfortunate accidents.
I think we need to establish a system that would make it more convenient to return your driver's license.
This work covers both the victim's and the perpetrator's perspectives.
I didn't mean to say that the perpetrator had his own circumstances.
I wanted to say that this unfortunate accident was something that would destroy both families.
This article is not based on any particular incident.
I wrote this article in the hope that it would give those who read it a chance to think about the problem, even just a little.
I started writing it in the hot summer and it was published only after the new year.
I would like to express my gratitude to the publisher who decided to publish this novel, and most of all, to you who holds this book in your hands.
Jeong Hae-yeon
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 25, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 208 pages | 236g | 108*188*16mm
- ISBN13: 9791194643197
- ISBN10: 1194643191
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