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With the Love for the Stars (Bi-lingual, Vol 21)

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Publisher: , 2013
Original title: 별을 사랑하는 마음으로

Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature (set 2). “With the Love for the Stars” by Yun Hu-myong. ASIA Publishers present some of the very best modern Korean literature to readers worldwide through its new Korean literature series . We are proud and happy to offer it in the most authoritative translation by renowned translators of Korea literature. We hope that this series helps to build solid bridges between citizens of the world and Koreans through rich in-depth understanding of Korea. “I don’t mean to pry. I’m just a little bit curious to know why she’s here. She never comes out of her room. Is she perhaps autistic?” I pretended that I was curious because she wouldn’t leave her room. It was so ridiculous of me even to bring up the subject of autism. The doctor seemed to smirk, a mere patient discussing another patient’s symptoms, even using medical jargon. “She’s not autistic, she’s a megalomaniac. She seems okay, but then-she’ll suddenly surprise you by insisting that she’s flown an airplane to North Korea.” “Airplane? North Korea? By herself?” “Yes, she says she went there to meet high-ranking officials,” the doctor said.

LKL says:

Asia Publishers => damn hard to buy, other than from Seoul Selection.

Entry on Goodreads.com here.