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We find comfort by reading Chinese characters related to the states of our minds. Also, how did Dasan, who left behind numerous writings, record those times, and what is their significance?

Reporter Lee Ju-sang introduces this week's new books.

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[When Chinese Characters Become a Comfort to Life / Woo Seung-hee / Chusubat]

"When Chinese Characters Become a Comfort to Life" is a book about finding solace by reading the language of the mind we casually let slip by through Chinese characters.

Frustration, a state where the mind or spirit breaks down, is formed by Chinese characters depicting a person pressing their hand against the ground and falling into despair.

The book examines the principles of 70 Chinese characters related to our mental states and stories from classical literature.

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[Dasan's Recording Method / Cho Yoon-je / Oasis]

"Dasan's Recording Method" explores the power of accumulating knowledge and managing one's life.

The principles Dasan maintained while leaving behind numerous writings included selecting the most important things and separating actual events from their interpretations.

For Dasan, recording was a way to organize the past and restart life moving forward, leaving behind a heritage passed down to someone to bridge generations.

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[Scent of Animals, Landscape of Humans / Choi Tae-young / Dolbegae]

"Scent of Animals, Landscape of Humans" explores the animal ecology of our mountains and rivers alongside the mystery of humans as animals.

Wolves, once called "iri," left a strong impression of harming human lives during the Japanese colonial period and vanished after the 19600s.

Contrary to popular belief, the Pallas's squirrel is our native wild animal, and cute chipmunks were once exported abroad by the hundreds of thousands every year.

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[Geniuses Created by the Brain / Mario de la Piedra Walter / Heureum Publishing]

"Geniuses Created by the Brain" explores the link between the agony of madness and genius creativity.

Mexican painter Martin Ramirez and Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh did not bend their will to create despite terrible psychological suffering.

Through the lens of neuroscience, the book reads the brains and minds of genius artists, including Dostoevsky, whose epilepsy could not be separated from his life and works.

(Video Editing: So Ji-hye, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)