Carrying Fire on My Back
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• Original title : 등에 불을 지고
• Price : 16,000KRW
• Product Dimensions :
130x205, 280pages
• Publication Date : 2025-05-26
• ISBN : 9791169813754
Book Information & Summary
written by Kim Hye Bin
After a mysterious fire engulfs a longtime family-run print shop, only one thing survives the flames: a half-burned debut novel by an unknown author. As rumors spread that the book "brought the fire," curiosity turns into obsession. The writer, Yoo Ki-Young, gains sudden fame, feeding the frenzy with cryptic hints.
Meanwhile, Ho-yeon, daughter of the injured print shop owner, watches as public attention shifts from the tragedy to speculation. When unsettling truths about her father emerge, Ho-yeon is forced to question everything she thought she knew—including her own memories.
“We believe what we want to say.
Isn’t this just a book?
But the ground beneath us is already burning.”
Set in the secluded village of Nokuri, located inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Carrying Fire on My Back is a suspenseful and socially resonant novel that explores the anatomy of belief, memory, and manipulation. As the characters chase down the truth behind a deadly fire, a missing classmate, and a novel too dangerous to ignore, readers are led into a maze of misdirection—and toward a chilling final truth.
After a mysterious fire engulfs a longtime family-run print shop, only one thing survives the flames: a half-burned debut novel by an unknown author. As rumors spread that the book "brought the fire," curiosity turns into obsession. The writer, Yoo Ki-Young, gains sudden fame, feeding the frenzy with cryptic hints.
Meanwhile, Ho-yeon, daughter of the injured print shop owner, watches as public attention shifts from the tragedy to speculation. When unsettling truths about her father emerge, Ho-yeon is forced to question everything she thought she knew—including her own memories.
“We believe what we want to say.
Isn’t this just a book?
But the ground beneath us is already burning.”
Set in the secluded village of Nokuri, located inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Carrying Fire on My Back is a suspenseful and socially resonant novel that explores the anatomy of belief, memory, and manipulation. As the characters chase down the truth behind a deadly fire, a missing classmate, and a novel too dangerous to ignore, readers are led into a maze of misdirection—and toward a chilling final truth.