So That Love Feels Weightless

Korean Essay [ So That Love Feels Weightless ]

■ Release Date : 2024-01-23
■ Page & Size : 396p | 5.0 x 7.4 in

■ Author(s) : Park Wan -seo
■ Publisher : Segyesa

■ Details

Korean Title : 사랑을 무게로 안 느끼게
English Title : So That Love Feels Weightless

This book is written in Korean.
This book is hardcover.

■ Description

"So That Love Feels Weightless" is a fully revised edition of "Cheers to the Loser," first published in 1977 and reissued in 2002 by Segyesa. This essay collection, which has received steady love from readers for over 25 years without ever going out of print, is considered both the first essay collection to widely publicize Park Wan-suh's name as a novelist and essayist and one of her representative works.

To once again share the precious legacy of Park Wan-suh, a giant of Korean literature, Segyesa presents a new edition with a revised title and layout. The 46 essays included in "So That Love Feels Weightless" capture memorable moments from 1971, the year Park Wan-suh took her first steps as a writer, to 1994, spanning over 20 years of her life and career. Additionally, the inclusion of the unpublished manuscript "Only the Thorn is Gone, and Kimchi Remains" by special permission of the late author Hohwon-suk adds further significance to this edition.

The taste of Park Wan-suh's writing, which deeply resonates regardless of when it is read, is vividly revealed in her essays, where she freely depicts ordinary daily life in vibrant language. Particularly in this book, the landscapes of life that the author experienced and felt for a long time are vividly portrayed, offering thought-provoking questions worth revisiting.

From the heartfelt and straightforward essays that naturally bring a smile to one's face to those that gently soothe the heart, the essence of Park Wan-suh's essays, which enable us to view the truths of life with upright eyes and deep insight, is captured here. Let's rediscover the warmth and solidity of life's short stories in this special edition of the recovered book.

■ Table of Contents

・출간을 기념하며 — 이해인(수녀, 시인)
・책머리에

1부_눈에 안 보일 뿐 있기는 있는 것

님은 가시고 김치만 남았네 (미출간 원고)
나의 아름다운 이웃
까만 손톱
눈에 안 보일 뿐 있기는 있는 것
언덕방은 내 방
내가 걸어온 길
내가 잃은 동산
2박 3일의 남도 기행
부드러운 여행
앓아누운 산
화창한 세상
특혜보다는 당연한 권리를
유치원 뜰에서의 소원
늙은 곡예사
소멸과 생성의 수수께끼

2부_꼴찌에게 보내는 갈채

꼴찌에게 보내는 갈채
노상 방뇨와 비로드 치마
항아리를 고르던 손
그까짓 거 내버려두자
답답하다는 아이들
머리털 좀 길어 봤자
난 단박 잘살 테야
주말농장
짧았던 서울의 휴가
추한 나이테가 싫다
봄에의 열망
보통으로 살자
겨울 이야기
잘했다 참 잘했다
비정

3부_사랑을 무게로 안 느끼게

겨울 산책
어떤 탈출
도시 아이들
시골뜨기 서울뜨기
고추와 만추국
틈
노인
우리 동네
내 어린 날의 설날, 그 훈훈한 삶
내가 싫어하는 여자
여자와 남자
여자와 춤
여자와 맥주
사랑을 무게로 안 느끼게
코 고는 소리를 들으며
그때가 가을이었으면

・어머니 박완서, 따듯한 사물의 기억 — 호원숙(작가)