A Hyehwa-dong story from Kim Jiyun, the author of Yeonnam-Dong’s Smiley Laundromat

The most charming character in Korean fiction is here!

“We could stay much stronger if we had Grandma Geumnam with us”

The world’s most yummy nosiness that fills up your hungry heart begins now! A moving human drama centered around “Matna Lunch Box,” a small shop in Hyehwa-dong, where Lady Jeong Geumnam, the owner, and her customers unite under food and support each other.

Unlike the existing healing and location-based fiction, the most notable charm of this novel lies in the quirky character of Grandma Jeong, the protagonist. She may seem like an ordinary lady who operates a hearty lunch box shop, but she dreams of becoming a New Yorker and studies English every day when, in reality, she speaks in broken English with Korean dialect mixed in; she follows the latest fashion trends and enjoys yoga, pilates, and a cup of coffee with music on vinyl. All the while, she harbors a burning sense of rivalry against “Hyeja Lunch Box” and meddles in the meals and lives of the entire neighborhood.

A healing human drama that will move you into tears and laughter!

A heart-warming story that will bring back the colorful emotions once lost

Today, we live in a world of intense individualism. The world is full of conflict and hatred regardless of age, gender, or class, and YouTube, TV, and news are flooded with stimulation that induces dopamine. As we’re caught up in this trend, we find ourselves exhausted and cannot afford to say a word of kindness or share a hot meal with our friends, family, and loved ones.

See You Again offers the readers a time of true healing and detox of the mind. As they cry and laugh along the story about the kind and harmless neighbors who look after and support each other, they will experience their “hearts warming up so much while crying [their] eyes out” and regain the various colors of long-lost emotions. They will recall the faces of those they miss and want to exchange kind words over a hot meal. To those readers who feel the hunger of the mind, this story of Matna Lunch Box in Hyehwa-dong offering delicacies and encounters will truly recover and heal their lives.