VOL.93/2026.04

 

Children of the Fourth Person

The voices of those who shared their wounds and survived

 

2025.12.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A foundation promised safety and comfort to children in need of care - the “Happy Children’s Welfare Foundation” And, among them are two children from P-eup, “Gwangji” and “Aurora,” who arrive in search of help. However, their new life is soon filled with exploitation and control. And, under the name of protection, they are forced into silence - alongside violence.

 

“I still have those nightmares. It’s like the dreams find me, rather than me dreaming.” - from the book

 

If my dream is connected to the memories of other children, and those memories are stained with pain like mine - what should we do? To record a collective pain that cannot be expressed through “I,” “you,” or “he/she,” the author adopts a new point of view - the “fourth person” - to bear witness to each other’s voices. A story that exposes the shadows of human-made goodwill and structures. A story where the cries of silenced children echo through every letter.

 

Winner of the 15th Honbul Literary Award
Children of the Fourth Person
Written by Kim Ana, published by Dasan Contents Group

 

 

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