[This Week's Books] 'Bulgeun Ingan-ui Choihu' and More

◆The Last of the Red Humans= This is the representative work of Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015. It was published in 2013 and is regarded as the work that decisively influenced Alexievich's Nobel Prize award. The original title was "Second-Hand Time," but the publisher, with the author's consent, changed it to a more intuitive title upon reissue. It deals with the lives of people who were pushed into the world of money as capitalism was implanted into society following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. To tell the story of the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the author interviewed over 1,000 people over about 20 years. (Written by Svetlana Alexievich / Translated by Kim Ha-eun / Iyagijangsu)

◆A Newly Written History of American Religion= This book uncovers the reality of America through religion. It is a revised edition of "A History of American Religion," published in 2007. Many quotations and footnotes were added, and new statistics were incorporated to enhance academic completeness. The author studied biblical theology, Christian history, and American history. Starting from the totem beliefs of indigenous peoples before Spanish missionaries entered Florida in 1513, it unfolds about 600 years of history. It covers almost all aspects of American religion, including the mixed religion of African slaves called "Louisiana Voodoo," "Death of God Theology" welcomed by radical Protestant circles in the 1960s, "Unification Church and Scientology," and more. (Written by Ryu Daeyoung / Pureun Yeoksa)

◆Real Estate Knowledge You Must Know or You’ll Be a Sucker= Due to population decline, forecasts that housing prices will fall have become common. Just a few years ago, the belief that housing prices would never fall was widespread, leading to a serious real estate price bubble, and the market atmosphere has changed significantly. This book provides all the basic knowledge related to real estate for everyone from first-time workers who have never even made a subscription savings account, tenants who have to move regularly with monthly rent or jeonse deposits, to those interested in auctions and people struggling with real estate taxes. (Written by Park Seonghwan / Hans Media)