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Book Introduction
Lee Geum-i's introduction to youth literature The final installment of the 'You're a Sky Butterfly' series Find Mir and Bau's hidden path in Dalbat Village! A beautiful person who is sincere in love and friendship and has a dream A heart-fluttering story of youth I wrote “Sohee’s Room” 11 years after “You Are a Sky Butterfly” came out, and “Finding the Hidden Path” 4 years after that. The first story, “You Are Also a Sky Butterfly,” took nearly 10 years from the moment of inspiration to publication. Even though I continued to write other works, why was the story of Mir, Sohee, and Bau written so slowly? I guess I wasn't ready yet for them to open up their hearts to me. The children waited until I could fully understand their story and express it properly. Looking back, that time allowed me to grow a little more as a person and as a writer. (Omitted...) I hope that the trilogy, which has been given a new look through revision, will be a small reward for those who loved Mir, Sohee, and Bau, and I hope that it will add to the enjoyment of reading for new readers. As I write the final author's note for the revised edition, I'm still curious about what happens next for Mir, Bau, and Sohee. --- From the author's note |
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index
Sohee's room
Secret Garden
Day dream
geranium
audition
pansy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
lily of the valley
Jae's house
The essence of life
A series of trials in life
confession
Hidden path
Author's Note
Secret Garden
Day dream
geranium
audition
pansy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
lily of the valley
Jae's house
The essence of life
A series of trials in life
confession
Hidden path
Author's Note
Into the book
“That’s my room.”
Sohee pointed to the second floor.
I once read that a truer friend is someone who genuinely celebrates your good fortune rather than someone who worries about your misfortune.
I immediately understood what he meant.
It is much easier to mourn a friend's misfortune than to rejoice in his good fortune as if it were our own.
--- p.8
“Kang Mir, tell me honestly.
“Are you dating Bau?”
At the sudden words, Mir stepped on the floor with his slipper-less feet and woke up again.
“What? Am I crazy with that frustration?”
After Sohee leaves, Mir feels obligated to take care of Bau, who suffers from selective mutism.
However, when Sohee, who had been acting as a mediator, left, the two became middle school students with an ambiguous relationship, even though it was ambiguous to say that they were on good terms.
--- p.10
Mir was surprised by the name of the foreign language that Sohee mentioned.
Although I had good grades in elementary school, I was not far behind Mirdo at the time.
But now, Sohee is preparing for a specialized high school that only the top students in the country can attend, even though she is not even in the top 10 out of 67 students in her third year.
A sense of defeat came over me that was on a whole other level than when I compared myself to my home or my mother.
--- p.19
Mir said that the child, who was moving around energetically, somehow did not look excited or happy.
It was strange.
Is it because of my heart?
It seemed that in this world there was nothing that the eyes saw first.
No, even if the eyes see first, it is the heart that accepts it.
If I was in a good mood, would that kid have looked happy too?
The boy looked as lonely as a bird sitting alone on a tree branch.
Mir, it was also his own appearance.
--- p.39
It wasn't like that from the beginning.
I also had a special feeling when I found out that Jaei was from Seoul.
It was like that even before I knew why I moved.
I thought there must be something painful behind it and Jaei's cheerfulness was just to hide that pain.
Mir actively protected Jae-yi even when rumors spread that he was worse than Jae-yi, who had closed off her heart and raised thorns.
But Jaei wasn't very grateful and didn't think of Mir as special.
Mir was also indifferent to the story of Seoul that he had subtly brought up to create a sense of kinship.
--- p.50
I thought that after Sohee left, the two men would become closer, but that wasn't the case.
Without Sohee, who played the role of mediator, I was at a loss as to how to deal with Mir, who was easily upset and sullen.
My cousins all had older brothers or sisters, and even Sohee, who was closest to me, seemed mature for her age, so Mir was my first time meeting a child like her.
Bau, who was stressed, decided to think of Mir as his much younger brother.
Then, Mir's actions and words became less irritating.
--- p.76
Bow knew what others thought of him.
There were many people who ignored the silence, thinking it was the absence of thought.
I pretended not to care about that evaluation, but in reality, I felt wronged and upset.
Yet, when faced with a choice between who I think I am and who others think I am, I mostly followed the latter.
Because it was harder to get attention.
But in the garden, there was no need to feel shy, no need to worry about what others thought of me, and no need to struggle to put my thoughts into words.
He was just enough and full of himself.
That space is now gone.
--- p.103
When Jae-i joined, Mir became comfortable with Bau, like an old neighborhood friend.
And in the past, Sohee took on the role that she had played between Bau and herself.
Bau has arrived.
Bau had been coming and going as if it were his own home, not only when Sohee was living there, but also afterward, but he was hesitant as if he had come to a strange place.
What good is this kid?
Mir shook his head without realizing it.
“What should I do?”
Jae-i, who had brought out something to eat, asked with a surprised expression.
Bow had an expression on his face that said it didn't matter what he did.
--- p.121
What if my mom was alive? Would I have watched movies with her like Jay did?
Did you have a conversation after watching the movie?
Just imagining it gave me a sense of comfort.
Bow realized that his mother was still watching over him and comforting him even when he had forgotten.
Sohee pointed to the second floor.
I once read that a truer friend is someone who genuinely celebrates your good fortune rather than someone who worries about your misfortune.
I immediately understood what he meant.
It is much easier to mourn a friend's misfortune than to rejoice in his good fortune as if it were our own.
--- p.8
“Kang Mir, tell me honestly.
“Are you dating Bau?”
At the sudden words, Mir stepped on the floor with his slipper-less feet and woke up again.
“What? Am I crazy with that frustration?”
After Sohee leaves, Mir feels obligated to take care of Bau, who suffers from selective mutism.
However, when Sohee, who had been acting as a mediator, left, the two became middle school students with an ambiguous relationship, even though it was ambiguous to say that they were on good terms.
--- p.10
Mir was surprised by the name of the foreign language that Sohee mentioned.
Although I had good grades in elementary school, I was not far behind Mirdo at the time.
But now, Sohee is preparing for a specialized high school that only the top students in the country can attend, even though she is not even in the top 10 out of 67 students in her third year.
A sense of defeat came over me that was on a whole other level than when I compared myself to my home or my mother.
--- p.19
Mir said that the child, who was moving around energetically, somehow did not look excited or happy.
It was strange.
Is it because of my heart?
It seemed that in this world there was nothing that the eyes saw first.
No, even if the eyes see first, it is the heart that accepts it.
If I was in a good mood, would that kid have looked happy too?
The boy looked as lonely as a bird sitting alone on a tree branch.
Mir, it was also his own appearance.
--- p.39
It wasn't like that from the beginning.
I also had a special feeling when I found out that Jaei was from Seoul.
It was like that even before I knew why I moved.
I thought there must be something painful behind it and Jaei's cheerfulness was just to hide that pain.
Mir actively protected Jae-yi even when rumors spread that he was worse than Jae-yi, who had closed off her heart and raised thorns.
But Jaei wasn't very grateful and didn't think of Mir as special.
Mir was also indifferent to the story of Seoul that he had subtly brought up to create a sense of kinship.
--- p.50
I thought that after Sohee left, the two men would become closer, but that wasn't the case.
Without Sohee, who played the role of mediator, I was at a loss as to how to deal with Mir, who was easily upset and sullen.
My cousins all had older brothers or sisters, and even Sohee, who was closest to me, seemed mature for her age, so Mir was my first time meeting a child like her.
Bau, who was stressed, decided to think of Mir as his much younger brother.
Then, Mir's actions and words became less irritating.
--- p.76
Bow knew what others thought of him.
There were many people who ignored the silence, thinking it was the absence of thought.
I pretended not to care about that evaluation, but in reality, I felt wronged and upset.
Yet, when faced with a choice between who I think I am and who others think I am, I mostly followed the latter.
Because it was harder to get attention.
But in the garden, there was no need to feel shy, no need to worry about what others thought of me, and no need to struggle to put my thoughts into words.
He was just enough and full of himself.
That space is now gone.
--- p.103
When Jae-i joined, Mir became comfortable with Bau, like an old neighborhood friend.
And in the past, Sohee took on the role that she had played between Bau and herself.
Bau has arrived.
Bau had been coming and going as if it were his own home, not only when Sohee was living there, but also afterward, but he was hesitant as if he had come to a strange place.
What good is this kid?
Mir shook his head without realizing it.
“What should I do?”
Jae-i, who had brought out something to eat, asked with a surprised expression.
Bow had an expression on his face that said it didn't matter what he did.
--- p.121
What if my mom was alive? Would I have watched movies with her like Jay did?
Did you have a conversation after watching the movie?
Just imagining it gave me a sense of comfort.
Bow realized that his mother was still watching over him and comforting him even when he had forgotten.
--- p.129
Publisher's Review
The "You're a Skylark Too" series, which has grown alongside readers, is now complete.
『You Are a Sky Butterfly Too』 was first published in 1999, and later, due to the fervent wishes of readers, 『Sohee's Room』 and 『Finding the Hidden Path』 were published, completing the series to a total of three volumes.
In the author's note for the first edition of this book, the author stated that he had not planned to write a series from the beginning, but rather, thinking about, planning, and writing the series became an opportunity for him to grow along with the work.
This is where the value and meaning of this work lies.
This means that both the author and the readers have grown together and shared a long history of working together on a single piece.
Considering the typical writing process and the way readers approach books, this work was an unusual experience for both the author and the reader.
Through communication between readers and the author, Mir, Sohee, and Bau breathe vividly with the readers and the author as if they were real people.
The final installment of the 'You Are Also a Sky Butterfly' series, 'Finding the Hidden Path', has been published, so the story of Mir, Sohee, and Bau's growth will be paused for a while with this story.
The series may have ended, but the three children are still growing hard somewhere in our hearts, leaving a lasting impression that they will continue to grow and face life in the future.
A beautiful and honest journey of youthful love, friendship, and dreams.
Adolescents are in the most socially unstable position.
A being that is not a child, but not an adult either.
But paradoxically, at that boundary, we often feel beauty.
So, youth literature cannot have an unconditional lesson or a happy ending.
Sensitivity, honesty and unhesitating attitude toward love and friendship are the charms that only youth literature possesses, regardless of generation.
The main characters of "Finding the Hidden Path" are also honest about love and friendship, and do not avoid the crises that come their way from time to time.
Young adult literature always provides readers with a sense of comfort and unexpected emotional relief.
Sometimes clumsy, sometimes aggressive, sometimes wearing a mask of pretense, and sometimes being completely honest.
Youth is an imperfect being, and therefore beautiful in itself.
The teenagers in "Finding the Hidden Path" are not much different from teenagers in reality.
Mir and Bau's longing for love and the path they experience, as well as their clumsy coping with life, are our own stories.
I hope readers will join me on this beautiful and honest journey, laughing and crying along the way.
Mir x Bau's 'Finding the Hidden Path' from 2021, carefully crafted by Lee Geum-i
"Finding the Hidden Path" was published in 2014.
Since this is a recent work compared to my previous books, I thought there wouldn't be much need for revision.
However, this book was also significantly revised, with every sentence being rewritten.
There were parts that I initially thought were important and wrote about, but now I see them as unnecessary, and there were many expressions that I didn't really think were problematic at the time, but now I find myself getting hung up on.
I believe that it is the writer's duty to reflect in his work the changing and evolving perceptions of the times.
Although I said I looked at it carefully, if there are parts I missed or if I have realized something after reading this book, it will be included in my next work.
--- From the author's note
The book's compelling thematic awareness and emotional resonance still hold true.
However, while preparing the new revised edition, there was one part that the author put particular effort into.
For example, it more thoroughly reflected contemporary issues, the use of egalitarian language, and gender sensitivity.
Even though this is a revised edition published only seven years later, the author meticulously reviewed every single sentence of the work.
Thanks to the author's efforts to accurately perceive and reflect the rapidly changing sensibilities of the times, I have no doubt that this work will remain a heartwarming and positive work for current readers, just as it did for readers of the past.
Mir and Bau are now ready to meet readers in the most vivid way possible in 2021.
Introduction to the Lee Geum-i Youth Literature Series
This series, which began with a revised edition of 『Eugene and Eugene』 as its first book, is a series of youth literature by author Lee Geum-i that revises and reorganizes the youth literature works that the author has published so far. It is “a youth literature series by author Lee Geum-i that examines the ‘here and now’ of youth on the brink, resonates with the hearts entangled with dreams and wounds, and cheers for a bright future.”
This revision and serialization is not simply a matter of changing the book's appearance; it is a task of imbuing it with human rights awareness, a sense of the times, and gender awareness, all of which improve and raise standards as times change.
"Finding the Hidden Path" is the final installment in the "You Are a Sky Butterfly Too" series.
Mir, Sohee, and Bau, who met in elementary school, are now middle school students.
As the final work where the three children and the readers meet, it fully captures the precarious emotions and intimate feelings of teenagers before they become adults.
『You Are a Sky Butterfly Too』 was first published in 1999, and later, due to the fervent wishes of readers, 『Sohee's Room』 and 『Finding the Hidden Path』 were published, completing the series to a total of three volumes.
In the author's note for the first edition of this book, the author stated that he had not planned to write a series from the beginning, but rather, thinking about, planning, and writing the series became an opportunity for him to grow along with the work.
This is where the value and meaning of this work lies.
This means that both the author and the readers have grown together and shared a long history of working together on a single piece.
Considering the typical writing process and the way readers approach books, this work was an unusual experience for both the author and the reader.
Through communication between readers and the author, Mir, Sohee, and Bau breathe vividly with the readers and the author as if they were real people.
The final installment of the 'You Are Also a Sky Butterfly' series, 'Finding the Hidden Path', has been published, so the story of Mir, Sohee, and Bau's growth will be paused for a while with this story.
The series may have ended, but the three children are still growing hard somewhere in our hearts, leaving a lasting impression that they will continue to grow and face life in the future.
A beautiful and honest journey of youthful love, friendship, and dreams.
Adolescents are in the most socially unstable position.
A being that is not a child, but not an adult either.
But paradoxically, at that boundary, we often feel beauty.
So, youth literature cannot have an unconditional lesson or a happy ending.
Sensitivity, honesty and unhesitating attitude toward love and friendship are the charms that only youth literature possesses, regardless of generation.
The main characters of "Finding the Hidden Path" are also honest about love and friendship, and do not avoid the crises that come their way from time to time.
Young adult literature always provides readers with a sense of comfort and unexpected emotional relief.
Sometimes clumsy, sometimes aggressive, sometimes wearing a mask of pretense, and sometimes being completely honest.
Youth is an imperfect being, and therefore beautiful in itself.
The teenagers in "Finding the Hidden Path" are not much different from teenagers in reality.
Mir and Bau's longing for love and the path they experience, as well as their clumsy coping with life, are our own stories.
I hope readers will join me on this beautiful and honest journey, laughing and crying along the way.
Mir x Bau's 'Finding the Hidden Path' from 2021, carefully crafted by Lee Geum-i
"Finding the Hidden Path" was published in 2014.
Since this is a recent work compared to my previous books, I thought there wouldn't be much need for revision.
However, this book was also significantly revised, with every sentence being rewritten.
There were parts that I initially thought were important and wrote about, but now I see them as unnecessary, and there were many expressions that I didn't really think were problematic at the time, but now I find myself getting hung up on.
I believe that it is the writer's duty to reflect in his work the changing and evolving perceptions of the times.
Although I said I looked at it carefully, if there are parts I missed or if I have realized something after reading this book, it will be included in my next work.
--- From the author's note
The book's compelling thematic awareness and emotional resonance still hold true.
However, while preparing the new revised edition, there was one part that the author put particular effort into.
For example, it more thoroughly reflected contemporary issues, the use of egalitarian language, and gender sensitivity.
Even though this is a revised edition published only seven years later, the author meticulously reviewed every single sentence of the work.
Thanks to the author's efforts to accurately perceive and reflect the rapidly changing sensibilities of the times, I have no doubt that this work will remain a heartwarming and positive work for current readers, just as it did for readers of the past.
Mir and Bau are now ready to meet readers in the most vivid way possible in 2021.
Introduction to the Lee Geum-i Youth Literature Series
This series, which began with a revised edition of 『Eugene and Eugene』 as its first book, is a series of youth literature by author Lee Geum-i that revises and reorganizes the youth literature works that the author has published so far. It is “a youth literature series by author Lee Geum-i that examines the ‘here and now’ of youth on the brink, resonates with the hearts entangled with dreams and wounds, and cheers for a bright future.”
This revision and serialization is not simply a matter of changing the book's appearance; it is a task of imbuing it with human rights awareness, a sense of the times, and gender awareness, all of which improve and raise standards as times change.
"Finding the Hidden Path" is the final installment in the "You Are a Sky Butterfly Too" series.
Mir, Sohee, and Bau, who met in elementary school, are now middle school students.
As the final work where the three children and the readers meet, it fully captures the precarious emotions and intimate feelings of teenagers before they become adults.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: September 10, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 212 pages | 320g | 135*200*15mm
- ISBN13: 9791191826036
- ISBN10: 1191826031
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