The Peach Tree
Author: Hye-sun Gu
Publisher: Woongjin.com
H/C | 216 pages | 180*135mm
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About This Book
Sang-hyun and Dong-hyun were born as conjoined twins with two heads
sharing one body. Dong-hyun has the full control of their shared body,
except his brother's head which is attached to the back of his. The two
can never look at each other directly, as their heads always face the
opposite direction. Dong-hyun looks "normal" as long as he wears his
hoodie, which fully covers his brother's face. The two live nearly 30
years in a remote house with their father, who tells them not to go
outside the property. However, things change when their father brings
Seung-ah, a bubbly, good-hearted young artist, to the house to help
Dong-hyun publish a children's book ¡ª which he always wanted to
write.[9]
Sang-hyun and Dong-hyun are very different from each other from the very
beginning. While Sang-hyun is patient and giving, Dong-hyun is curious
and selfish. Dong-hyun gradually builds a grudge against Sang-hyun,
blaming him for his unhappiness and isolated life. Sang-hyun, who
happily lets his brother cover his face with the hoodie whenever he
wants to, does not recognize his own wants and needs until running into
Seung-ah. And things get rough as Dong-hyun, who wants to appear as a
"normal writer" for his upcoming book, desperately tries hiding what he
thinks as his ultimate flaw ¡ª his own brother.[9]
Throughout the film, peaches appear frequently.[10] Before the twins
were born, their young parents enjoy a date near a peach tree. Near the
same tree is where the young twins see their mother for the last time,
who gradually loses her sanity and health after giving birth to them.
The tree and its fruits witness the history of the twins, even before
they are born; it sees the twins' beginning, their loss, and their
isolated dreams and experiences.[
--This text refers to the movie version of this novel.
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