An anecdote about author Han Kang, who had no plans for children, changing her mind to give birth to a child after her husband's words is being re-examined.
On the 13th, several online communities posted articles titled, "Writer Han Kang, who tried not to give birth, was persuaded." This article contains some of the contents of Han Kang's autobiographical novel "Silence" in the summer issue of Munhakdongne in 2000.
According to the novel Silence, Han Kang talked with her husband about her children's plans when she married critic Hong Yong-hee about two years ago.
At the time, Han Kang said, "I was fed up with the desire to achieve my unfulfilled dreams by reaching my child's life," adding, "When I saw the cruel reality, I felt irresponsible for people to give birth without any worries."
To Han Kang, who had this thought, the husband said, "The world deserves to live, right? If so, it is not guilty to let him live once," he said.
"There are so many delicious things in the world," he said. "Watermelons are sweet in summer, melons are sweet in spring, and water is sweet when thirsty." "Don't you want to let me taste all that?" Don't you want to let them hear the rain and see the snow?"
Han Kang, who suddenly laughed at her husband's words, recalled, "I don't know anything else, but it was definitely true that watermelons were sweet in the summer," adding, "I was speechless after laughing thinking about the taste of red watermelons that crumbled like sugar."
Internet users who encountered Han Kang's anecdote responded, "The conversation between couples is also literary," "This is the power of literature," "It must have been nice to share the joy of winning the Nobel Prize with your children," "I met a good husband," and "If I had won the Nobel Prize in the summer, I would have run out of watermelons."
Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team
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