"Eunbiryeong" by Lee Soon-won 2019-11-26 That was how the small hill below Hangyeryeong came to have the name “Eunbiryeong.” The rugged hill originally didn’t have ... Listen
"With the Daughter and the Mother" by Im Soon-duk 2019-11-19 Mother thought that it was actually a blessing to be childless but couldn’t help pitying her daughter for becoming a widow at such a young age. Interview ... Listen
"Leaving Work" by Cheon Myeong-kwan 2019-11-12 Cheon Myeong-kwan’s “Leaving Work,” published in 2014, is set in the near future. Prices are soaring and people are losing ... Listen
"The Telephone" by Yeom Sang-seop 2019-11-05 Yeom Sang-seop’s “The Telephone” shows the life of a middle-class couple viewed through a telephone call and ensuing marital ... Listen
"Kill the Laziness" by Koo Kyung-mi 2019-10-29 Published in 2008, Koo Kyung-mi’s “Kill the Laziness” begins with the narrator mentioning a place called “Laziness ... Listen
"Crane Dance" by Kim Yi-seok 2019-10-22 Mr. Seong-gu was a dancer whose specialty was crane dance. But now he’s just an old man who idles his time away at a nursing home by rehashing ... Listen
"Reason to Live" by Kim Chong-gwan 2019-10-15 Kim Chong-gwang’s “Reason to Live,” released in 2019, starts with the year-end general assembly of the Baekho-ri Seniors ... Listen
"Sister Star" by Oh Young-soo 2019-10-08 His father woke him up in the middle of the night by grabbing his wrist. He was then led away by his father. That was the night the boy left his hometown ... Listen
"A House Built with Wafers" by Ha Seong-ran 2019-10-01 Interview by literature critic Jeon So-yeongA wafer is a type of cookie made up of several thin layers. Often sold in rectangular blocks, wafers ... Listen
"Seagull" by Lee Beom-seon 2019-09-24 “Seagull” was published in literary magazine Modern Literature in 1958. It’s a story about how middle school teacher Hoon ... Listen