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Amondŭ, Son Wŏn-p'yŏng changp'yŏn sosŏl

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fiction

Amondŭ아몬드✹ /

1032830897

Son Wŏn-p'yŏng changp'yŏn sosŏl손✹✹✹✹✹소설

Ch'angbi ch'ŏngsonyŏn munhak, 78창비✹✹✹✹✹✹;, 78

Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He does not have friends--the two almond-shaped neurons located deep in his brain have seen to that--but his devoted mother and grandmother aren't fazed by his condition. Their little home above his mother's used bookstore is decorated with colorful post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say "thank you," and when to laugh. Yunjae grows up content, even happy, with his small family in this quiet, peaceful space

adult

Almond, eng