Sincerely, the Man Above

JasonKim

JasonKimisapoetandwriter.Thisishisveryfirstpublishedbook.Hewasbornin2009andgrewupinVirginia.Heiscurrentlyinmiddleschoolandinseventhgrade.Hehasaloveforanimals,especiallydogs.Hereadsadventureandhistoricalfictionnovels,andsometimesenjoyssomemysteries.Jasonhadjoyintellingstorieswithhisfriends,butalsowantedtosharehistaleswithpeoplearoundtheworld.Thisinspiredhimtopublishhisveryfirstbook.

Acknowledgements
Sincerely,theManAbove
ATreethatWantedtoPlayaSong
TheJester’sGame
ChangingtheWorldbyBefriendingaTurtleTheGlitch
ADayintheKoreanWar
TheBattleofHumanity
TheHolocaust
TheChaoticCruise
ThePlagueof2020
FableCollection:
-TheDinosaurandtheOasis
-TheTwoTrees
-TheFelineFamine
-TheSmelloftheSkunk
-TheSquirrelScam
ThePesticidePandemic
IMatterBecause
ATurkeyThanksgiving

13세작가가바라본세상이야기

미국거주한국인2세제이슨킴(JasonKim)은출생과성장을미국에서했고,현재중학교7학년에재학중인13세학생이다.동물을좋아하고모험담과역사소설을즐겨읽는그는이책의출판으로소년작가가되었다.
소년의눈으로세상을보고,소년의생각으로세상을해석하며,그는세상사람들에게무슨말을하고싶었던것일까?여기에작가의말을옮겨그답으로대신한다.

“내가이책을쓰게된배경은평소많은사람들에게소설같은이야기를들려주고싶은욕구가충만했기때문이다.나는늘친구들과이야기를나누려는성향을품고있으면서이에서한발더나아가그성향을실현하고싶어했다.이책은독자적인소설이긴하지만이들중어떤것들은실질적삶의계획들이나역사성있는사건들을토대로한것들이다.쓰는즐거움을얻으려는바램뿐만아니라,설사뚜렷하지는않을망정,어떤특별한상황에대처하는나의관점이나전망의일부를단편들곳곳에언급함으로써들려주고싶은욕구를실현하는즐거움도있었다.
이책에소개된많은이야기들은명랑하고쾌활한것들도있지만때로는얼마간우울한것들도있다.나는가급적독자들의기분을상하지않게하려고노력했다.그럼에도일부비통한일들이아직그속에존재함을알고있다.그러나일부이야기들엔내가전달하려는메시지가담겨있음을발견해주었으면한다.우화(寓話)모음도포함시켰는데이들하나하나에는종결부에아주유머러스한방법으로도덕(성)을깨닫도록해놓고있으며그중2개는더욱깊이있는테마를갖고있기도하다.또어떤부분들은감상적일수도있고드물게는비뚤어져있기도하다.여하간이책은나의밝은사고(思考)와어두운사고(思考)가뒤섞여있는만큼,독자들께선적절한눈높이에서이단편들을즐겨주시기바랍니다.”(작가의말)

원문(原文)이영어로돼있어비영어권독자층을제한하는문제점이있긴하지만,독해의불편을극복하며일독(一讀)한다면,소년작가의세상을들여다보는색다른경험을하게될것이다.영어를익히는데도도움이되지않을까하는마음으로강력추천한다