Overview

Bread, Park, Girl Playing Basketball (빵, 공원, 농구하는 소녀) is a reflective Korean-language essay book by Cheon Seon-ran, featuring watercolor illustrations by Joohyang Lee. This hardcover volume chronicles a month spent in Munich, Germany, exploring themes of identity, solitude, and self-discovery through everyday moments and encounters in the city’s parks and streets.

Key Features

• Original Korean-language essay with evocative watercolor illustrations
• Hardcover edition for lasting durability
• Explores personal growth, identity, and the search for inner peace
• Set against the backdrop of Munich’s parks and daily life
• Written by award-winning novelist Cheon Seon-ran
• Illustrated by Joohyang Lee

Specifications

• Language: Korean
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 116
• Dimensions: 5.3 x 8.2 inches (approx. 135 x 208 mm)
• Release Date: 2026-09-09
• ISBN: 9791158162238
• Authors: Cheon Seon-ran (text), Joohyang Lee (illustrations)
• Publisher: Dal Publishers
• Model/ID: ESSA0955

Package Contents

• 1 x Bread, Park, Girl Playing Basketball hardcover book (in Korean)

Description

This book invites readers into a personal journey through Munich, where the author temporarily sets aside her roles as novelist and daughter to rediscover herself as an individual. Through encounters with German bread, city gardens, a persistent young basketball player, and a child visiting her father, Cheon Seon-ran reflects on the need for a personal space—'a park of our own'—where one can face their true self. Joohyang Lee’s gentle watercolor artwork complements the introspective narrative, capturing the quiet moments and unique atmosphere of early mornings in the park.

Table of Contents

• Decision at Four in the Morning
• Bland German Bread
• One's Own Park
• Look at the Universe I Called
• Indifferent, Indifferent, Yet Not
• The Girl Always Playing Basketball There
• Munich's Time, All at Four in the Morning
• Author's Note
• Illustrator's Note

Additional Information

• This book is entirely in Korean.
• Suitable for readers interested in modern Korean literature and illustrated essays.