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Chinese(简体)

退摩录 2

退摩录 2
Author
李愚赫
Co-Author
-
Translator
郑炳男
Publisher
东方出版社
Published Year
2005
Country
-
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy

Original Title
퇴마록
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Toemarok
ISBN
9787506022064
Page
-
Volume
2
Writer default image
  • Lee Woohyeok
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Woohyeok
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이우혁
  • ISNI : 0000000052753646
  • Works : 4
Descriptions
  • Chinese(简体)

The Absence Was Ecstasy is a chronicle of a young, struggling addict and his triumph over countless internal demons. This memoir illuminates the foundational elements of dependency in all of their forms from love to lust, drugs, and alcohol. It showcases how even those born into privileged circumstances can fall victim to the undiscriminating grip of addiction and lose themselves entirely. Throughout immeasurable suffering and loss, the protagonist fights tirelessly to believe that humor can be found in any circumstance he encounters, matching each tear with a smile and pushing on. Above all, he fights to leave behind pieces of himself in those he loves, with hopes of being fondly remembered if ever he loses his fight. In present day, with a bleeding heart and a hopeless romantic, the narrator finds himself staring down at another lover's ghost. Haunted by the vices and habits of his past, he searches endlessly for purpose and direction, as the underlying question on his tongue remains, "What now?"