[박완서 단편소설] 가슴이 소리내어 울렁거렸다. 이 나이에 이런 느낌을 가질 수 있다는 걸 누가 믿을까. / 마른꽃 / 실버 로맨스 / 차분한 목소리 / 숙면을 위한 오디오북

☑️ Park Wan-suh's short story Dried Flowers is a work that delicately portrays love and life in old age. A winner of the 1995 Modern Literature Award, this story, published when the author was 64, explores love, desire, and the resulting psychological conflicts of old age through the protagonists, a man and a woman in their early sixties. Just as a flower that once bloomed beautifully withers and loses its vitality, the body of old age loses its youth. However, the soul contained within still craves love and seeks the meaning of life. The excitement and attraction that blossom between two people who meet by chance on a bus are reminiscent of the love of youth. Yet, beneath these emotions lie fear of aging, self-consciousness, and the burden of societal judgment. This work demonstrates Park Wan-suh's outstanding literary prowess and offers profound insights into the lives and love of old age. It presents readers with a new perspective on love and desire in old age and prompts them to reflect on the meaning of aging. 📌 This video is a work whose copyright has not expired. It complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and is subject to usage restrictions.