Publisher's Synopsis
The story takes place in a small tourist town called Sokcho, located on the border between North and South Korea, where "I", a young Franco-Korean girl, works as a receptionist in a dilapidated guest house. One winter evening, a rare guest arrives: a French cartoonist determined to find inspiration in this desolate landscape. "After graduating from college in Seoul, I returned to my hometown of Sokcho to be with my mother, and tried to find a direction for my life in this seemingly hopeless town, defying social expectations by breaking up with my long-distance boyfriend and resisting my mother's urging for plastic surgery. During her time with the French cartoonist, I gradually develop a subtle yet fluid relationship with him. "I agree to accompany him on his quest for real bunchgrass, traveling to snowy mountains and spectacular waterfalls, taking him to the fish market where my mother works, and even visiting the border. "The Sokcho I know is covered with the scars of war that have never been healed under the fancy neon lights, but the cartoonist shows more indifference and disbelief. As I am drawn to him and mesmerized by his drawings, I find a way to finally be seen...