Luri (Jieun) Biryongso 2023-04-28 hardcover 120 pages 188×246 mm 644 g ISBN: 9788949108315
book introduction
"The day you looked back, I had my side for the first time."
"Yes, I will be you, and you will be me. . .."
They ended up not going to Bremen.의.
A new work by Luri that continues to impress.
They ended up not going to Bremen.A new work by Ruri, who was a big topic of conversation, was published by winning the Biryongso Golden Goblin Award for Picture Book category and the Literature Neighborhood Children's Literature Award for "Long Night.""Long Night," which has sold more than 300,000 copies, has captivated the hearts of both children and adults and continues its journey as a steady seller.The newly released "Mefisto" also left readers of all ages open in a free format in the middle of picture books and graphic novels.Images in various layouts proceed implicitly and nervously between the devil and the girl, the situation and psychology of the two.As each other's stories mesh and overlap, they expand their meaning and theme.The harsh years of the wandering dog, Mephisto, and the lone girl, are intertwined together, paradoxically conveying a message of hope and salvation.Readers can also think about the relationships between me and the people around them, reading the desperation of the two, a dog that does not age because it is a devil and a girl who loses her memory because she is old.
■ Now the real story begins
The speaker of this book, conceived with the motif of Goethe's Faust, is the devil 'Mefisto'.The devil, who does not belong to heaven, underground, or anywhere else and has not been saved, heads to earth for the last time.He looked like a stray dog.The first opponent such a demon faced was a deaf loner.A girl who's never had her wish come true.The two naturally open their hearts to each other, regardless of who comes first.
The story of the two, the story of the dog, the story of the girl, the story of the dog again.The book, which is divided into four parts and is conducted by exchanging stories with each other, is a full-length story with a total of 120 pages.It is a free form in the middle of picture books and graphic noble, and it progresses tensely between the past and the present.Paintings lead major events, and the writing touches the reader's heart when it is necessary.
You asked what hell was like.When you go there, you spend your whole life as the person you hated the most.Yes, when I go to hell, you'll stay the way you are, and I'll stay the way I am.
You asked again what heaven is like.I don't know. Will I live as my favorite being?Yes, then I'll be you, you'll be me...You asked me if I wanted to be human.I nodded for some reason.
consolation and empathy for each other
A girl who has been alienated from her family and society due to poverty and disability has no friends and nothing to rely on since she was young.Ironically, it is the wandering dog "Mefisto," who appears like a ray of light in a tough and barren life.The girl and the devil endure life by sharing love and joy in their own world.Mischievous acts and timid pranks toward the world are just beautiful memories for the two.As if to remember this, the girl takes pictures one by one and puts them on the wall.However, as the years pass, the devil who cannot age or die remains, and is beside the girl who is aging and losing her memory.The devil struggles with pain beyond the barren life he shared.Eventually, the devil decides to use a forbidden spell to return memories with all his might to the girl who even forgets herself.In the process, he reads the heart of a girl he loved as he was the devil.Rather, the devil is reborn as a person due to the girl's wish to bet with God.And they put their hands together again.Because I didn't lose to a hard, hard life.Consolation, empathy, and love for each other have overcome all this, so it ends with a smile.This book is an honest story that melts the author's autobiographical experience, so it is even more touching.All generations of children and adults can sympathize and read while thinking about the relational meaning of true family, friends, and around me.
About the author
Luri (Jieun)
They ended up not going to Bremen.로 won the grand prize in the Biryongso Golden Dokkaebi Picture Book category and the Literature Village Children's Literature Award for "Long Night."He painted a picture in the City Crocodile.
Award: 2020 Golden Goblin Award, 2020 Literature Neighborhood Children's Literature Award
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