The Nobel Prize for Literature in "Reading Season"... "Holy Pilgrimage"...

2024.10.12. PM 10:13
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"Congratulations on the Nobel Prize in Literature".Readers Who Leave Notes
"Not Open for the Time being"...The notice of the bookstore continued,
"Reading a book in the autumn breeze relieves my stress."
[Anchor]
The so-called pilgrimage to the Holy Land continued at an independent bookstore run by author Han Kang in the record of winning the Nobel Prize for literature for the first time in Korea.

Due to the reading craze that has come for the first time in a long time, citizens have built up their mental food for the first time in a long time.

Reporter Yuh-hyun reports.

[Reporter]
People are crowded in front of a small independent bookstore.

Along with a bouquet of flowers, there is also a note to celebrate the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Literature fans' pilgrimage to the Holy Land continued at the bookstore run by writer Han Kang.

[Kim Young-hee / Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do: I found out about (the bookstore) because subtitles came up at night while watching the news. (It's closed) Let's just come here on purpose and take a picture at the bookstore.]

The bookstore, which closed earlier than usual, posted a notice that it would be off for a while, but fans are constantly visiting.

[Choi Yi-hyun / Bulgwang-dong, Seoul: Everyone is excited and the atmosphere is good, so I'm thinking about waiting a little bit. I want to take this opportunity to read (the book written by Han Kang)..]

Gwanghwamun Square turned into a huge library.

On one side, there are books by Han Kang.

Turn over the bookshelf one by one in the cool autumn breeze.be immersed in the world of

If you look at it, it seems that the fatigue that has accumulated is forgotten.

[Yoo Sung-hoon / Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do: My child likes books, so I came to read books after hearing that there is a book yard in Gwanghwamun. The sun and the wind are cool for the weekend, but it's great to come out and read a book to refresh my mood and relieve the fatigue accumulated over the week.]

There was also an exhibition where you can vividly feel the history of Korean literature for hundreds of years.

From the treasure "Daesunggi Theological Seminary" to the first edition of Chae Man-sik's novel "Tableryu," even children who have come with adult hands on various rare materials cannot take their eyes off.

[Inchhyuk / Indonesia: I was surprised to see the original books that I learned in middle and high school.. I also have to buy some books when I go back to overseas, the country I live in....]

The first Korean Nobel Prize in Literature to come like a gift in the season of reading.

Citizens enjoyed the golden age of our literature by building their own style of mind.

I'm YTN's YOSHIHYUN.

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: Jeong Jin-hyun


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