I want to tell others what literature says
● Thoughts on winning
I read novels when I feel bored and can’t stand it. There are people just like me in novels. I take comfort in the illusion that I was living a life like a novel. I spend a lot of energy hating people and being angry at the world. Still, when such people and the world pass through literature, a certain corner of them seems (even if disgusting) endearing. So, when you try to understand something, you fail and you can’t stop getting angry.
When you read literature, you feel that reality is somehow worth living in… Without guidance, I realize how to live in the future… I realized that I had to become a great hero without any guidance… It is not a guide, quite the opposite. Nevertheless, I continue to read and write because I want to live well no matter what. Literature continues to speak to me, even though I have nothing special to say, and since it speaks not only to me, I want to tell others as much as possible what literature says.
I would like to thank the judges and author Jang Ryu-jin for allowing me to meet more people through writing. Jeongjin, who is always the first reader of my writing, thank you for helping me when I almost gave up on my physiological needs while writing. Let’s continue to eat, sleep, and grow together! From the age of twenty, we read and wrote together, cussed, got angry, laughed, and became who we were without you. You raised me. I would also like to say that I am happy to be able to study with teachers Minah, Seyoung, Seulmi, Yoongi, and Hajeong, who generously gave me feedback and praise even on my sloppy first draft. Teacher Hwang Jong-yeon taught us that reading literature is connected to reading a world full of symbols. Thank you for sharing your deep and wide wisdom. I am proud of learning literature from you. My ultimate audience is my family. I will continue to write so that my beloved Yangwoo, Mijeong, and soon-to-be 0-year-old Kiss can also read it. Lastly, I sincerely confess that I owe my life to the many people who were in front of the National Assembly, Namtaeryeong, and Yongjugol. I will repay you faithfully.
△Born in Jeju, 1997 △Doctoral candidate in the Department of Korean Language and Literature, Dongguk University Graduate School
Logical proof stands out through fierce competition with the work.
● Review
![[신춘문예 100주년]Literary review ‘While crossing the overpass in Techno Valley’](https://dimg.donga.com/wps/NEWS/IMAGE/2024/12/31/130766016.1.jpg "[신춘문예 100주년]Literary review ‘While crossing the overpass in Techno Valley’")
Among the entries that increased compared to previous years, the works that we noticed were ‘The existence of objects and the possibility of salvation – Jin Eun Young’s theory’, ‘How quiet dark clouds and melancholics endure their lives – Kim Kyung-hu’s theory’, and ‘While crossing the overpass in Techno Valley’ -There were three parts, including ‘Looking at the comedy of Jang Ryu-jin’s novels’. Not only did they have an appropriate writing style that revealed critical knowledge, but they also boasted a bright perspective on the literary landscape of the time, so they were easily included in the winning list.
‘The existence of things… ‘ stands out in that it unravels the meaning of objects and beings in Jin Eun-young’s poetry with a calm and concise sentence. However, there were some points where the meta perspective that dominates the poem, focusing too much on commentary, was disappointing. ‘Quiet dark clouds… ‘ talks about ‘relational ontology’ embodied in ‘talking’ through Kim Kyung-hoo’s somewhat difficult poetry. Although he was able to appreciate his passion for extracting the starting point of today’s ethics through poetry, the ideological nature of his theoretical tastes hindered his immersion in poetry.
‘Techno Valley’ was selected as this year’s winning work… ‘ attracted attention with its analytical attitude of setting an agenda and logically proving it through fierce competition with the work. Although we do not know the field’s reaction to Jang Ryu-jin’s novel, the critical passion to add new keywords that go beyond it did not seem to be in vain. As a result, a kind of ‘viewing effect’ of looking at the world from the overpass of Pangyo Techno Valley was added to the history of our novels. The award-winning work argues that this perspective is an attitude that can “envelop with laughter the foolish, idiotic, yet somehow pathetic people of the neoliberal era.” We decided to believe this conclusion. Congratulations on winning the award.
Shin Soo-jeong, Professor of Creative Writing at Myongji University, and Kim Young-chan, Professor of Korean Language and Literature at Keimyung University.
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