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Writer Lee Moon-yeol's most cherished autobiographical work is a spiritual portrait of a generation of Korean youth. The confusion and struggle of that era are still felt by readers today. The estuary, youth, and winter are three life trajectories that connect the shaky youth of a Korean young man from the 1970s to the 1980s: poverty and loneliness are accompanied, ideals are smoothed by reality, and he wants to change the world but is frequently frustrated. Amidst the noise of the times, he persistently asks: "Who am I and how do I live?"