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*Title; 'All Grass Blooms' (from Kwon Chae-woon's short story collection 'Winter Cactus') *Author; Kwon Chae-woon *Publisher; Moonidang *Hello? This is Genie. Today, I will tell you about Kwon Chae-woon's novel, 'All Grass Blooms'. There are people who are in the same situation as the flowers that have a hard time blooming. A father who failed in business, a son who failed in the stock market and runs a dumpling shop with his daughter-in-law, but there are grasses that are much more miserable and weak than them. Let's appreciate together how these people display warm humanity and live without giving up hope even in the limiting situations where their lives are abandoned like ruins. It is a heartwarming novel. [Book introduction of 'Winter Cactus'] https://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduc... Kwon Chae-woon's first short story collection, which won the 4th "Creation and Criticism" New Writer's Award in 2001. It contains 10 stories that calmly reveal the bottom of reality. The sharp eyes that read the core of contemporary life and the fierce creative attitude that tries to illuminate both sides of life stand out. This collection of works depicts the daily lives of lower-class families that have lost their patriarchal authority and people who live isolated lives scattered or cut off from communication without exaggeration. The skill of extracting warm humanity from a marginal situation abandoned like ruins is excellent, and the scenes where reconciliation between characters takes place are refreshing like Kim Yu-jeong's 'Bom Bom' or 'Camellia'. Table of Contents Author's Note Sweet Dream Winter Cactus He is at home Who is crying in the alley When the leaves turn red Early spring All the grass blooms The golden age of pets Autumn sports day Commentary: A warning signal for the era of loss of paternal authority and family breakdown / Kim Jong-hoe [Author Kwon Chae-woon] Born in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do in 1951 Debuted in the literary world in 2001 when the short story "Winter Cactus" won the 4th 『Creation and Criticism』 New Writer's Award Received a literary promotion grant from the Korea Arts & Culture Promotion Agency in 2004 Received a creative collection publication grant from the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation in 2018 Has short story collections 『Winter Cactus』 and 『The Wind Blows』 I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the author for allowing me to read the novel. #GenieRadio#EarlySpring#Audiobook#Kwon Chae-woon#WinterCactus#TheWomanWhoReadsBooks [Timeline] 00:00:09 Intro 00:01:00 Main text of the novel