Sang Young Park was born in 1988 and studied French at Sungkyunkwan University. He worked as a magazine editor, copywriter, and consultant before debuting as a novelist. The title story of his bestselling short story collection, The Tears of an Unknown Artist, or Zaytun Pasta, was one of Words Without Borders’ most read pieces ever. He is the author of Booker International-longlisted Love in the Big City (translated by Anton Hur). He lives in Seoul.
"(의학적 차원이든 미학적 차원이든) 정상체중이라는 게 존재하고 날씬한 게 미의 디폴트인 사회에서 살이 쪘다는 것은 권력을 가지지 못했다는 것을 의미한다. 즉, 약자에게 유달리 가혹하고도 엄격한 한국 사회에서 나를 포함한 대부분의 비만인은 직간접적으로 매일 정상의 범주에 포함되어야 한다는 폭력적인 시선에 노출된 처지인 것이다."
People nagging about your weight, quitting your job, self-loathing of your laziness, depressing how depressed you are... I loved every single thoughts in this book.
Nothing much to be a book, more like thirty something guy’s diary. Similar age men might find this book hilarious. His problems sound real and i totally understand them. But the book is neither funny nor enlightening.