The Black Ox, Kkamsan

Author Eun-kyung, who wrote the bestselling story Anican that spotlighted the reality of companion animals deprived of animal rights and criticized modern society's disregard for life, has once again unfolded a touching yet heartwarming and solid story on the theme of animal rights, this time set in the Joseon Dynasty. The Black Ox, Kkamsan, published by Woorihakgyo, is a story about the deep friendship and parting between Kkamsan, a black ox raised as a sacrificial animal for the royal ancestral rite, and a child who came to care for him. The book asks whether it is right to use animal strength and lives as tools for purely human reasons.