MARIETTA, GA – October 13, 2026 Author’s Tranquility Press presents “Chang Dong in Blue: Echo of Deep Song,” Joon Kim’s concluding volume in a prose series devoted to Changdong Art Village in Masan, South Korea. Available on Amazon, the book follows “Journey and Deep Song,” returning to the people and streets he knows after the journeys recalled in that earlier book.
An old friend’s seat is empty. A familiar tavern has become a cafe and studio. Conversations once shared over drinks survive in memory, acquiring a weight they may not have carried when everyone was still around the table.
Kim remembers the artists through moments like these. His subjects are painters, a guitarist and a woodcrafter, but their stories extend beyond what they make. He recalls how they speak, what holds their attention and how they show up for one another.
One encounter follows woodcrafter Nam Dong-hwa to the fish market after Kim mentions a regional delicacy he remembers from his earlier days in Masan. Nam buys the food and, after a shared lunch, gives Kim the remaining jars to take home. Memories of a music cafe recall the friendships that helped shape the village’s artistic life.
The book moves through three parts, bringing together reflections on language and travel, portraits of Changdong artists and literary exchanges across the ocean. Kim’s rhythmic prose favors feeling and association over a conventional plot. His interest in Andalusian flamenco and Korean pansori informs his exploration of artistic expression.
Readers interested in artists’ lives will find as much attention paid to friendship as to the work. Kim writes from within the community, attentive to the losses and kindnesses that shape its daily life.
Purchase “Chang Dong in Blue: Echo of Deep Song” onAmazon for the stories behind the studio doors, where remembering a friend matters as much as remembering a painting.
About the Author
Joon Kim is a South Korean author, translator and artistic director with a doctorate in political science. He lives and writes in Changdong Art Village and has directed performances bringing together flamenco and Korean pansori.
About Author’s Tranquility Press
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