문학과 지성사

"Alright, ready? Here we go!”

The author's imagination roams freely and comes to life in robust and warm depictions of the perilous adventures and heroic deeds of Stop and Gogo, who live inside a nearly abandoned traffic signal in a residential neighborhood. Presenting concise yet dynamic sentences, characters full of personality, and keen insight on social issues in a cheerful yet prudent manner, the book delivers laughter and touches the heart. Against the backdrop of a traffic signal and a village that will soon be abandoned and disappeared, the story maintains a consistently cheerful yet firm voice, discussing the line between useful and useless things and where we must place the value of life. In addition to the author's marvelous imagination, his respect and consideration for life, and his warm perspective on trivial things are revealed through the meeting of a once-inanimate traffic light and a mother cat who is desperate to save her young. Each character is full of personality and plays a significant role in progressing the narrative. Stop and Gogo, two people inside a traffic light, mother cat Kkoribanban, who risks her life to save her young, and Sangu, the man who was fixed to the wall seemingly incapable of moving in the emergency exit sign, and a warm-hearted old lady. These unlikely friends go on an adventure to help a troubled cat family. As they combine their strengths to save a life, the reader learns about true courage and responsibility.