The stories behind their books

“It explains humanity’s past and future from multiple perspectives.”

“I think it’s nice because I can write down the things I like—something I can enjoy at least a little—as part of my routine.”

“I naturally found myself listening to the Analects. If the Analects seem difficult, maybe you could start with short phrases like this so they’re a little easier to read?”

“That's why it has become a truly unforgettable novel of my life, even to this day.”

“That’s why I got completely absorbed in the book.”

““A favorite book? The one I read this time was My Own Secret.””

“So I brought along Amélie Nothomb’s *Hygiene and the Assassin*, which I enjoyed reading.”

“I realized that Gu Byeong-mo’s books really aren’t for me.”

“I would rather say that I listened to this book than read it. In this book, I listened to the author’s lecture, and I heard God’s heart. I feel God’s heart, which longs to bring young mothers and babies aboard the ark of salvation—the salvation we so earnestly desire. It is God’s heart speaking of wanting to save these children born to young mothers who have been coldly marginalized.”

“These days, I’m reading *Reading Schopenhauer at Forty*.”

“The book I’d like to introduce to you is this graphic novel called Asterix Polly Wi.”

“Until now, I’ve thought imagination was the greatest power music gives us. Songs leave their beginnings and endings open. When you sing about a breakup, no one tells you why the couple broke up or what happened afterward. I wondered whether a single story running through my music, whose beginnings and endings are ambiguous, might bring out more complex emotions and clearer images. That curiosity led me to write it.”