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It is a famous fiction known as “L’enfer, c’est les autres” (translated as “Hell is other people” in english). I read the book for the course, and got quite interested in the flow of the story.
– Jean Paul Sartre, No Way Out, (1944)
This inspires the people to think the skills and attitudes of language we must stick to. Language is, with a bit of overstatement, the world itself for human. It determines the way human think and interact and understand the culture of a society.
Related links (written in Korean)
– 신지영(Shin Jiyoung), 신지영 교수의 언어감수성 수업 (Language Sensibility Lecture by Shin Jiyoung) (2024)
Choe Jae Chun, the Chair professor of Ewha University, reminisces the past of his life facing against the pain and fear, standing with his conscience. I rewind my life these days, thinking that I must fulfill overcoming the fear in my hearts and follow the thing that ‘I think to be correct’, ‘I think to to be neccessary’, and ‘what I want’.
Related links (written in Korean)
– 최재천과 팀최마존(Choe Jae chun and Team Choemazon), 양심(Conscience) (2025)
Baek seok is one of the most famous poets in Korea. This book is the collection of his works, which domestic vocabularies and archaic words are distinct. He shares sadness and sorrow to the weak people he face in his life, ultimately seeking for solidarity around him. His works remind me of naming the objects and the unseen with very concrete words.
Related links (written in Korean)
– 백석(Baek seok), 사슴(Deer) (2020)
Contradiction is a novel about a woman (Ahn jin-jin) finding out the nature of human life and its contradition. She seeks for the one to marry with, and compares the lives of her aunt and her mother (they look identical since they are twins).
Related links (written in Korean)
Ch.1, Ch.2-3, Ch.4-13, review1, review2
– 양귀자(Yang Gui-ja), 모순(Contradiction) (1998)
This book explains about the characteristics of introvert people and how to manage their traits. I am half introvert and extrovert, so it helped me understand about myself. Related links (written in Korean)
blog post– Peter Hollins(피터 홀린스), The Science of Introverts: Explore the Personality of the Introvert, Nurture Your Inner Life, and Manage Your Energy(혼자 있고 싶은데 외로운 건 싫어) (2018)
This book talks about the reason people compare with others and analyze about inferiority. It gives us a guide how to wisely deal with these feelings and attitudes. Related links (written in Korean)
blog post– Alfred Adler(알프레드 아들러), 민유한(Yu-ha Min), 제이한(J-Han): 나는 왜 자꾸 비교하는가 (translated: Adler’s Advice on Comparison and Inferiority) (2025)
This book tells a story of a small village with a weird rumor that a zombie has been found in the graveyard. The kids (protagonists) get the clues and find out what happened there. Related links (written in Korean)
blog post– Ron Roy: A to Z mysteries - The Zombie Zone (2006)
This book is well known as the milestone of Japanese modern literature. We can know how a person can fall into the point of no return when the one faces harsh failures and poor environments. Related links (written in Korean)
blog post– Dazai Osamu (다자이 오사무, 太宰 治): No Longer Human (인간실격, 人間失格) (2004, original book released in 1948)
The book explains how to love each other and understand. It includes various topics with kind and soft explanations to let us know about what love is. Related links (written in Korean)
Beginning to read, Ch.1-2, Ch.3-5– 배정원(Bae Jeong-weon), 배정원의 사랑학 수업(Lecture on Love Studies by Bae Jeong-weon(translated)) (2023)
Books that I am reading, have read, or will read
I’m reading this!
– Carlo M. Cipolla (카를로 M. 치폴라), Clocks and Culture (시계와 문명) (2013)
