Things That Disappear (an excerpt) by Jung Yong-jun

Things That Disappear (an excerpt) by Jung Yong-jun Fiction [email protected] Mon, 06/12/2023 - 14:28 Photo by Why Kei / Unsplash Jung’s Yong-jun’s short story “Disappearing Things,” from his collection A Walk along Seoulleung, won the Moonji Literary Award in 2019. The story’s protagonist, Seong-soo, lost his young daughter in a terrible accident. After that, his life became full of unknowns. The one thing he knows is that his mother, who declares to her son, “I decided to stop living,” will not change her mind. The story, excerpted here, begins with mother and son setting out on an impromptu trip to Ganghwa Island. Sitting in the lounge on the second floor of Gimpo Airport, I watched the people walking by. An old man wearing a mustard-green golf cap, dragging a silver suitcase; a couple walking side by side, passports in hand; a young man with a shoulder bag; a flight attendant heading to the food court for a late meal; a janitor constantly mopping an already-clean floor; and security guards patrolling in regular intervals. I sat upright, wearing a gray suit with a blue tie said to make a good first impression. “Who are you? What are you doing here?” How should I answer if someone asked me this? I checked my phone countless times to see if it was set on vibrate or silent mode. It was exhausting and distressing to wait for a call from someone I can’t schedule a meeting or get in contact with. He just kept saying he was... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'

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