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Speculation from prison
Speculation from prison
b Seomdok (? 三 讀)! B
Shin Yong-Bok, in his preface to his book, Discourse- Shin Young-boks last lecture, said, "Books are bound to go their own way like people. When you think about it, its always right to read all the text again. I die, and the reader is constantly born. " As if this was a poem, the teacher left the book for the last time (the "forest together" and "the first time" after "discourse" are both the revised edition of the book, It was the last book of my life.
As the teacher says, the "speculation from prison" continues to spawn a new generation of readers without authors. In 1988, when this book first came into the world, the height of his masterful thoughts broke the walls of the minds of thousands of people trapped outside prison walls. Since then, a generation has remained a classic for our time with numerous echoes. The third edition of the book, "The Third Edition," will be reworked with a design that changes the cover design and enhances the readability of the text for the 30th anniversary of its publication.
b Seomdok (? 三 讀)! B
Shin Yong-Bok, in his preface to his book, Discourse- Shin Young-boks last lecture, said, "Books are bound to go their own way like people. When you think about it, its always right to read all the text again. I die, and the reader is constantly born. " As if this was a poem, the teacher left the book for the last time (the "forest together" and "the first time" after "discourse" are both the revised edition of the book, It was the last book of my life.
As the teacher says, the "speculation from prison" continues to spawn a new generation of readers without authors. In 1988, when this book first came into the world, the height of his masterful thoughts broke the walls of the minds of thousands of people trapped outside prison walls. Since then, a generation has remained a classic for our time with numerous echoes. The third edition of the book, "The Third Edition," will be reworked with a design that changes the cover design and enhances the readability of the text for the 30th anniversary of its publication.
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First published January 1, 1988
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March 15, 2024
I think I may be in love with this man.
I felt oddly drawn to this book in the bookstore, but worried it might be boring. However, each of these letters is filled with some combination of poetry, heartbreak, humor, love, wit, humility, pain, compassion, or gratitude. Shin Young Bok is wise beyond his years and the era in these letters, encouraging his sister-in-law to get a job and read books about women’s liberation. He never feels sorry for himself, and in fact early in his sentence asks his parents to stop sending letters about how sad they are for him and to instead send letters that are more “interesting and conversational.” Despite the prime of his life being taken from him by a corrupt government, he uses that time to devour history books and learn from his fellow prisoners. I gained so much insight from this book, and expect to return to it throughout my life.
I felt oddly drawn to this book in the bookstore, but worried it might be boring. However, each of these letters is filled with some combination of poetry, heartbreak, humor, love, wit, humility, pain, compassion, or gratitude. Shin Young Bok is wise beyond his years and the era in these letters, encouraging his sister-in-law to get a job and read books about women’s liberation. He never feels sorry for himself, and in fact early in his sentence asks his parents to stop sending letters about how sad they are for him and to instead send letters that are more “interesting and conversational.” Despite the prime of his life being taken from him by a corrupt government, he uses that time to devour history books and learn from his fellow prisoners. I gained so much insight from this book, and expect to return to it throughout my life.
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