사라지는 것들

Since his young daughter was killed in a car accident, Seongsu finds that he no longer understands much about his life. He and his wife each carry their own guilt over her death, and his mother insists that the fault is hers. One thing he is sure of: when his mother tells him she means to end her life, she will not be talked out of it. The story opens as mother and son set off, on an impulse, for Ganghwa Island, and follows their journey without offering the comfort of healing or resolution, asking what it is that slips away with grief: what we love, our memories, or our sense of responsibility.

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About the book

Form

Short story

Genres

Family (assigned by AI)

First published

2018 by Munhak Sasang

Author's age

37 when first published