The Healing Season of Pottery 공방의 계절 by Yeon Somin 연소민

This cozy Korean bestseller invites readers into a warm, sunlit pottery studio where a burned-out young TV broadcast writer begins to heal, working the clay, piece by piece, season by season. After breaking down at the office and abruptly quitting her job, thirty-year-old Jungmin holes up in her apartment, speaking to no one for days on end. When she finally emerges, she stumbles upon a pottery studio in her neighborhood and is invited in by the mysterious workshop teacher. The smell of clay, the light filtering through the plant filled windows, the friendly cat, and the incredible coffee the students drink awaken her senses and make her feel alive and inspired for the first time in months. As the seasons change, Jungmin slowly returns to herself and builds a new community with the other members of the studio, who are all working through their own pasts at the pottery wheel. When the holidays approach and snow piles up on the studio windowsill, Jungmin realizes how much she has changed—with her hands busy and her mind clear, she may be ready to face the memories she’s been running from and open her heart.
 For fans of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library and Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Yeon’s charming English-language debut is a testament to the joy of slowing down in a fast-paced world, and an homage to the art of ceramics and the power of friendship. Readers won’t want to leave the enchanting world of The Healing Season of Pottery after the final page......

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연소민 작가의 '공방의 계절'을 영어로 번역한 작품이다. 전체적인 문장구조나 표현등은 크게 어렵지는 않지만 공방, 즉 도자기를 만드는 표현등은 인터넷의 도움을 받아야 했다. 성장소설, 힐링소설 같은 분위기를 보여주는 작품이고 따뜻한 사람들이 모인 공방에서 일어나는 작은 '기적(?)'같은 이야기를 다루고 있는 작품이다. 삶의 방향에 대한 이야기, 과거와의 화해, 미래에 대한 도전, 새로운 만남과 이별, 귀여운 고양이와의 만남, 한 번쯤 방문해서 걷고 싶은 동네의 분위기 등 부담 없이 읽을 수 있는 내용을 다루고 있는 예쁜(?) 작품이다. 

 

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