Summary
Clip. Clip.
The girl trims her nails while waiting for her first love.
The elderly couple trims their nails while waiting for their last moments.
The mother trims her nails while waiting for her baby.
Clip. Clip.
This is the story of three characters and what happens during the time their short-trimmed nails grow back, leading to another round of trimming.
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"The grandmother trims her grandfather's nails."
"The mother trims her nails on the swollen belly of pregnancy."
Just like the nails that grow back after being trimmed, life follows an unchanging cycle. A girl, a pregnant woman, and a grandmother living in the same villa. While their trimmed nails grow back, each one experiences love, growth, and parting. As readers, we also go through the emotions—sometimes hurting like the girl in love, feeling fear like the mother facing life, and preparing for endings like the grandmother. Amidst these various emotions, we laugh, cry, and sometimes wish to turn away.
Clip. Clip.
Just as the nails keep growing back after being trimmed, life keeps cycling.
Clip. Clip.
Slowly and calmly,
time passes within the thread of moments.
"The girl trims her nails, with the peachy color nearly gone."
"The grandmother trims her husband's nails for the last time."
"Worried about causing pain or injury, the mother trims her baby's nails."
Through the passage of time depicted by "nail-clipping moments," the story aims to offer a small comfort to all readers.
Introduction an author
Author. Mijin Jung
I work as a scenario writer.
Although I've become a writer, my childhood dream was to become a painter.
In the process of contemplating how to fulfill both my childhood dream and my current one, I ended up creating picture books.
Illustrator. Keumbok Kim
I work as an illustrator.
I aspire to create artwork that remains timeless even after many years. 'Clipped Fingernails' is my first picture book.
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