Won So-Yoon Books · 원소윤 책

One of Won So-yoon's five inspirations: a book asking what TV variety shows have done in Korean society, and what they should do. (Source: Millie)

Mentioned this short story collection while talking about Lucia Berlin's books in a reading interview. (Source: YouTube)

In a Channel Yes column about herself at twenty, she quoted a passage from this book about a time of showing no respect for adults. (Source: Channel Yes)

One of Won So-yoon's five inspirations: when it comes to laughing while being angry, Umberto Eco is the GOAT. (Source: Millie)

Won So-yoon's top recommendation, reread while a favorite audio magazine was on break: if this is what studying means, then Won has never studied. (Source: Millie)

Wrote in the endorsement that the books shelved around it might have to bow, given the inimitable dignity held within. (Source: X)

In a Channel Yes column recalling herself at twenty, she quoted the scene from this book where a spilled egg yolk spreads across the floor and the narrator breaks down crying. (Source: Channel Yes)

One of Won So-yoon's five inspirations. For a lifelong good student, 'cheeky' is the highest praise, and that word in the title was the hook. (Source: Millie)

Said Nocturnes brought back memories of laughing out loud in one's early 20s, was fun on a reread, and still feels like getting friendly with the author despite the Nobel. (Source: YouTube)

In a Channel Yes column about herself at twenty, she quoted a passage from this book. (Source: Channel Yes)

Said in a reading interview that the intelligent but troubled characters are a draw, and mentioned that the book captures a particular fear: carrying on as if fine after something happens. (Source: YouTube)

One of Won So-yoon's five inspirations: critic Keum Jung-yeon's writing is diligent and free, and it warms readers up. (Source: Millie)