President Moon Jae-in, First Donor to Dongmun Used Book Library in Jeonju City

Donation of Over 10 Books Including 'Ryuseongryong's War of Japanese Invasion Overcoming Story' and 'Myeonggyeonmalli'

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City announced on the 6th that President Moon Jae-in, who is about to retire, donated about 10 books he usually enjoys reading to the used book library being established on Dongmun Street in the old downtown area of Jeonju.

According to Jeonju City, the first donor of the "Notable Figures of the Era, Books of My Life" section in the used book library is President Moon Jae-in, who donated about 10 books including Lee Su-gwang's Ryu Seong-ryong's Record of Overcoming the Japanese Invasion and Myeonggyeonmalli.

The books donated by President Moon Jae-in will be available for anyone to read after the opening of the used book library at the end of June.

In addition, director Lee Chang-dong, who attended the Jeonju International Film Festival, also participated in the creation of the used book library by delivering three donated books to Jeonju City, including Franz Kafka's The Trial, The Metamorphosis, which inspired his film production.

The donated books by notable figures will be placed and exhibited in the "Notable Figures of the Era" corner inside the used book library, and anyone visiting the library can read them.

Meanwhile, Jeonju City plans to create the used book library on Dongmun Street by receiving books recommended by representative writers of Korea, cultural and artistic figures, intellectuals, and other notable figures of this era, so that citizens can encounter "a book that can change their life."

Jeonju City expects that the used book library to be established in the future will not only strengthen the identity of Jeonju as a city of books but also revitalize the Dongmun used bookstore street, which is on the verge of disappearance, due to visitors coming to the library.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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