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The Answer Was Zero — Kenzaburo Oe's 'A Personal Matter'
book-review/2026.03.28

The Answer Was Zero — Kenzaburo Oe's 'A Personal Matter'

On the raw anguish of one human being found within a tortuous, labyrinthine prose, and the resolve made in the face of a life one cannot escape. Kenzaburo Oe's autobiographical novel 'A Personal Matter,' by the Nobel Prize-winning author.

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being — Which Side Is Life On?
book-review/2026.03.18

The Unbearable Lightness of Being — Which Side Is Life On?

No life is extraordinary, no life is worthless. Somewhere between lightness and heaviness.

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Scars are Prerequisites for New Flesh, <Wizard Bakery>
book-review/2026.01.28

Scars are Prerequisites for New Flesh, <Wizard Bakery>

A book review of Gu Byeong-mo's "Wizard Bakery." Reflections on adolescent wounds and growth, and the role of adults who embrace youth as they are while sharing responsibility.

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