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[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park]

◆Words Shining in the Night= A prose collection by poet Yu Heekyung. Yu Heekyung majored in Creative Writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts and Playwriting at Korea National University of Arts, and debuted through the Chosun Ilbo New Year's Literary Contest. She has published three poetry collections: "Words This Morning," "Your Place - How to Grow Like a Tree," and "Those Who Were Gods to Us for a Moment." This is her first prose collection released 12 years after her debut, containing 135 pieces written whenever she felt solitude while writing poetry. The book is divided into Words of the Night and Sentences of the Night. Words of the Night unravels stories related to 115 words, while Sentences of the Night includes 20 prose pieces resembling letters. (Written by Yu Heekyung / Achimdal)

◆Isabelle in the Afternoon= A 2020 new novel by Douglas Kennedy, author of "The Big Picture." The protagonists are 21-year-old Sam, who has little dating experience, and Isabelle, a married woman 16 years older than Sam. Isabelle is a translator, and Sam is visiting Paris before entering law school. They meet by chance at a book launch event held at a bookstore in Paris. Sam, born in Indiana, USA, lost his mother early and grew up under a father who was poor at expressing emotions, always longing for affection. At the launch event, Sam is captivated by the kind and beautiful Isabelle, who gives him her business card and tells him to contact her. Their meetings continue as Sam visits Isabelle’s studio on Bernard Palissy Street. Since Isabelle has a family, she asks Sam to come to her studio at 5 p.m. (Written by Douglas Kennedy / Translated by Dongseop Jo / Bright World)

◆Man Trapped in Truth= A new thriller novel by American author David Baldacci. It is a sequel to "Memory Man," featuring Amos Decker, who suffers from hyperthymesia and remembers everything. Decker visits his hometown Billington to mark the 14th birthday of his deceased daughter Mary. While alone at his family’s grave, a man named Merrill Hawkins approaches him. Hawkins is a murderer sentenced to life without parole in the first murder case Decker handled as a detective. Hawkins asks Decker to clear his name. After Hawkins is found murdered, Decker begins to doubt whether he has made a mistake. (Written by David Baldacci / Translated by Jisun Kim / Bookroad)