Cutting Wound
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- Year of Production
- 2025
Summary
This is a new full-length novel by Gu Byeong-mo, the author of THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE. The story features a woman who can read others’ minds by touching their wounds, reflecting critically on what it means to ‘know another’ in the face of its true impossibility.
This story reveals the multi-layered relationship between a girl with a special ability and a man named Moon Oen, who tries to manipulate her while acting as her teacher, father, and lover. Moon Oen, who possesses massive wealth and power, gives a new name to the orphan girl and builds a grand mansion to keep her from others. The story unfolds as the narrator, a reading teacher, appears at the mansion. Each of them possesses their own misery and secrets. They distrust and act hostile toward each other, yet remain obsessed with learning about the others. The obsession eventually drives them to a catastrophe.
This story reveals the multi-layered relationship between a girl with a special ability and a man named Moon Oen, who tries to manipulate her while acting as her teacher, father, and lover. Moon Oen, who possesses massive wealth and power, gives a new name to the orphan girl and builds a grand mansion to keep her from others. The story unfolds as the narrator, a reading teacher, appears at the mansion. Each of them possesses their own misery and secrets. They distrust and act hostile toward each other, yet remain obsessed with learning about the others. The obsession eventually drives them to a catastrophe.
Company Profile
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MUNHAKDONGNE Publishing Corp.
Munhakdongne Publishing Group started with publishing literature, and now we present a wide variety of publishing areas including general non-fiction, art, self-help, pop science, life-style and comics. Munhakdongne Publishing Group currently consists of 8 imprints and subsidiaries, publishing 500 new books every year.
Through Munhakdongne Novel Award and Munhakdongne New Author Award serving as a gateway for young authors, we have been discovering the best writers in Korea including Kim Young-ha, Eun Hee-kyung, Cheon Myeong-kwan, Kim Un-su, Cho Nam-joo, and Chang Kang-myoung. By awarding writers with Young Author Award and Kim Seung-ok Literary Award, we encourage writers on their work, while striving to present great Korean literary works overseas. As a publisher that many producers, creators are paying attention to, it has various IPs from literature to genre literature like horror, mystery etc and introduces attractive and IP every month that captivates children and adults.
Through Munhakdongne Novel Award and Munhakdongne New Author Award serving as a gateway for young authors, we have been discovering the best writers in Korea including Kim Young-ha, Eun Hee-kyung, Cheon Myeong-kwan, Kim Un-su, Cho Nam-joo, and Chang Kang-myoung. By awarding writers with Young Author Award and Kim Seung-ok Literary Award, we encourage writers on their work, while striving to present great Korean literary works overseas. As a publisher that many producers, creators are paying attention to, it has various IPs from literature to genre literature like horror, mystery etc and introduces attractive and IP every month that captivates children and adults.
