★The story of struggling alone on the edge of a cliff to find his true self.
★Author Lee Geum-yi, who was shortlisted for the 2024 International Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writers, is regarded as a pioneer of Korean young adult literature and has published a number of children's books in China.
★This book is not only welcomed by young readers, but also recommended by the Arts Council of Korea, the Korean Publishers Association, and other organizations for its solid literary quality, and was selected as the "Book of the Year for Young Adults".

"The Cliff" consists of five short stories. The protagonists of each short story are high school students who are either "playful" or slightly "weird" in the eyes of others. Their stories seem to be different, but they are connected by a strong rope.

Teenagers who put off everyday happiness for the sake of the future, struggling alone on the edge of a cliff in search of their true selves. This is a collection that brings together five separate stories. Each story unfolds with a different protagonist and plot, depicting their growth and choices in the face of real-life dilemmas and inner struggles. There is the "weird kid" who is determined to pursue a life of freedom; the child who works hard to pay for his family's burdens; and the teenager who sacrifices his personal life in order to take care of his family... Each story demonstrates the strength and courage of the characters in the face of adversity. Through five different stories, the book explores the themes of growth, freedom, family and love, allowing readers to feel the complexity and beauty of human nature.

Lee Geum-yi
As a famous Korean writer of children's and youth’s literature, born in 1962 in Chungcheongbuk-Do's Cheongwon County and raised in Seoul, she was captivated by the charm of stories from an early age while living with her storytelling grandmother. She read the works of world literature, and dreamed of becoming a writer.
Lee Geum-yi is an indispensable name among contemporary authors writing children and youth literature in South Korea. Since entering the literary scene with fairy tales in 1984, she has dedicated herself to over 50 works of children's literature, catalyzing the explosive growth of Korean children's literature in the 1990s and 2000s. Her contributions extend to fostering youth literature, consistently capturing the attention of Korean readers and literary critics. Her novel “Yu Jin and Yu Jin”, published in 2004, about the theme of "childhood deprivation," caused significant impact on insular society, playing a pivotal role in elevating youth literature to a prominent position in South Korean mainstream literature. It stands as a pioneering work in Korean adolescent literature, which remains a perennial classic. In 2016, she further solidified her leading position in the genre with two historical novels for young adult readers, "The Picture Bride" and "Can't I Go Instead?”.
These two novels not only were shortlisted in the 2018 IBBY honor list, but also reshaped Korean social perceptions of youth literature. The novels were adapted into musical forms and transformed into web-comics. They were also translated into multiple languages, influencing a global audience.
She once stated, "It's not that I chose children's literature, but children's literature chose me." In 2020, she was officially nominated as a distinguished candidate for the prestigious "Hans Christian Andersen Award", the most authoritative international award in children's and young adult literature. This year, she once again lied on the shortlist of candidates for the 2024 "Hans Christian Andersen Award".