{"id":1264,"date":"2026-06-18T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/cul260609004-en\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:15:41","slug":"cul260609004-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/cul260609004-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Barunbooks Publishes &#8216;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair 3,&#8217; a Novel of Hope and Healing by Kim Gwang-hyun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"article-inline-image\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/cul260609004_01.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"original-title\" style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.4\">Barunbooks Publishes &#x27;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair 3,&#x27; a Novel of Hope and Healing by Kim Gwang-hyun<\/div>\n<p>Barunbooks has unveiled author Kim Gwang-hyun&#x27;s latest novel, &#x27;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair 3.&#x27; The book delves into narratives of individuals seeking genuine healing and hope within life&#x27;s often beautiful yet poignant tapestry. It offers readers heartfelt solace, encouraging them to find comfort in one another and to smile even amidst life&#x27;s perplexing uncertainties.<\/p>\n<h2>Kim Gwang-hyun&#x27;s New Novel &#x27;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair 3&#x27; Released<\/h2>\n<p>Barunbooks has recently published Kim Gwang-hyun&#x27;s novel, &#x27;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair 3,&#x27; generating considerable anticipation among readers. The 316-page book, priced at 13,000 won, deeply explores the &#x27;promise of us&#x27;\u2014a pledge to be a source of comfort and strength for each other even in moments of despair.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-inline-image\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/cul260609004_02.png\" style=\"width:min(100%, 320px);max-width:320px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The novel delicately portrays the journey of overcoming pain and uncertainty encountered in various phases of life, emphasizing the power of warm hearts and sincere relationships. The characters&#x27; unwavering ability to smile amidst heartbreaking realities and poignant scenes offers readers profound empathy and emotional resonance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-inline-image\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/cul260609004_03.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Discovering Warm Comfort and Healing Amidst Life&#x27;s Paradoxes<\/h2>\n<p>The work captures life&#x27;s paradoxical moments where, even amid beautiful scenery, the heart can ache and the eyes sting with emotion. This illustrates the complex emotional facets experienced during uncertain, mysterious times, providing readers with an opportunity for deep reflection.<\/p>\n<p>The core message of this novel is that a caring heart ultimately becomes the driving force to heal pain and transcend despair. It underscores the vital role that the stability and solidarity of a shared &#x27;us&#x27; \u2014 a sense of community \u2014 plays in collectively addressing and overcoming individual suffering.<\/p>\n<h2>Conveying Hope and Empathy to Readers in the Name of &#x27;Us&#x27;<\/h2>\n<p>Through this book, author Kim Gwang-hyun guides readers to reflect on themselves and their surroundings, helping them discover small comforts and hopes within their daily lives. For weary modern individuals, &#x27;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair&#x27; is anticipated to be more than just a novel; it aims to be a companion throughout life&#x27;s journey.<\/p>\n<p>Barunbooks stated its hope that this new novel will deliver an emotional resonance and life wisdom to readers, conveying a positive message to those navigating challenging times. The work serves as a powerful reminder of the steadfast promise we collectively build for the future, leaving a lasting impression.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-inline-image\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/cul260609004_04.jpg\" style=\"width:min(100%, 300px);max-width:300px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-inline-image\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/cul260609004_05.jpg\" style=\"width:min(100%, 300px);max-width:300px;height:auto;margin:0 auto\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"kstories-variant-link\" style=\"margin:18px 0 6px;text-align:right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/cul260609004-enkr\/\" style=\"padding:10px 18px;border:1px solid #7c3aed;border-radius:14px;color:#7c3aed;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff\">English-Korean Version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barunbooks Publishes &#x27;Our Promise That Flew Over Despair 3,&#x27; a Novel of Hope and Healing by Kim Gwang-hyun Barunbooks has&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"remote_featured_image_url":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/cul260609004_01.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1732,1738,1737,1735,1734,1731,1733,415,1730,1736],"class_list":["post-1264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-barunbooks","tag-comfort","tag-empathy","tag-healing","tag-hope","tag-kim-gwang-hyun","tag-literature","tag-new-release","tag-novel","tag-promise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1277,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions\/1277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}