Kim Ho-yeon, the author of the national healing novel <Uncomfortable Convenience Store>, which has been adored by 1.5 million readers and has generated tens of thousands of word-of-mouth reviews, has returned with a new novel <My Don Quixote>.
<My Don Quixote> is a novel that begins in an old neighborhood video store that has now disappeared and spans a 15-year journey of boys and girls chasing their dreams and adventures. Life Pattern Korea. As the title suggests, Cervantes’ masterpiece <Don Quixote> serves as the motif for the story, and the temporal and spatial settings are much broader than in previous works. The growth of the characters as they move dynamically, not staying in one place, and the changes in their relationships and roles during this process are points to note. The author Kim Ho-yeon’s storytelling and writing skills, which intriguingly weave this spectacular journey and immerse readers into the novel, fully demonstrate that he is a master of storytelling.
In 2003, ‘Don Quixote Video’, located in the old downtown of Daejeon, is a hideout for a few local middle school students. Life Pattern Korea. The store owner, who calls himself the Don Quixote of Korea, ‘Don Uncle’, is generous to the children. The lonely and bored teenagers frequent this place, where the uncle, who watches movies, reads books, debates, eats tteokbokki, and sometimes tutors, is like a playroom and study room. What they learned here is only one thing. To have a dream and move forward. Just as Don Quixote embarked on an adventure with a single dream of establishing justice in the world, Don Uncle cheered for them to gain and grow their dreams and go out into the world…
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Author: 김호연
Publisher: 나무옆의자 Namu Bench (2024)
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