An Art that is born from the need of life; an art that is worth the devotion of a life

After 7 years’ seclusion in Hansando, Yu synthesizes his thoroughly-researched theory of art in this new collection of eight short stories.

The protagonists in Yu’s stories search for beauty, realizing that this is the quality we most lack in modern life. Throughout the stories, Yu boldly and sincerely answers the questions “what is the true nature of beauty?” and “what is the art we need to seek out today?”