ARGONAUT BOOKS

This story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monster. One of the monsters is me. Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He does not have friends - the two almond-shaped neurons located deep in his brain have seen to that - but his devoted mother and grandmother provide him with a safe and content life. Their little home above his mother's used bookstore is decorated with colourful Post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say 'thank you,' and when to laugh. Then on Christmas Eve-Yunjae's s...Read More