Orange and the Bread Knife

Orange and the Bread Knife is a gripping work of contemporary fiction and world literature that explores the heavy cost of social conformity. In this Korean bestseller, a warm-hearted schoolteacher named Youngah spends her life yielding to the rules and expectations of others. This constant restraint leads to a deep, festering despair that threatens her very existence. Seeking a way to survive, she enrolls in a cutting-edge, four-week emotion regulation programme designed to sculpt a better version of herself.

This suspenseful thriller follows the unexpected consequences of a procedure that works far too well. As Youngah becomes unburdened by her former inhibitions, she begins to dismantle the exhausting ideals imposed upon her by society. Orange and the Bread Knife, volume 1, is a high-concept mystery and psychological thriller that examines the thin line between emotional regulation and true freedom. It is a profound exploration of identity within modern Korean culture.