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The Silent House: 소리 없는 집 | Korean Classic Reader (A2)
Read a Korean Literary Classic – Entirely in Korean, at Your Level
The Silent House (소리 없는 집) is an A2-level Korean graded reader that brings one of Korea’s most celebrated short stories into today’s Seoul. Set in a walled mansion in Pyeongchang-dong in 2026, it is a quiet, gripping story of twenty CCTV cameras, a handmade phone pouch, and a man who cannot speak – told so simply that you can read it from beginning to end, without a dictionary.
About this book
This book is part of the Korean Classic Reader series by Sophora Books. It retells Samnyong the Mute (벙어리 삼룡이) by Na Do-hyang (1925), one of the finest short stories in modern Korean literature.
Dong-sul is the mansion’s night security guard. Deaf and non-speaking since birth, he watches the house through twelve screens in the basement – and writes his words on a smartphone. For ten years, nothing in the house has escaped his eyes.
Then Su-yeon, the family’s gentle new bride, enters the house. And on his silent screens, Dong-sul begins to witness what everyone else refuses to see. One autumn night, the house catches fire – and the only one who can save the family is the one they threw away.
It is a story about seeing and refusing to look, set in today’s Korea of high walls, smart homes, and cameras that record everything – in a house where no one looks at anything. Please note: like its 1925 original, this story deals with serious themes. They are handled indirectly, without graphic detail – and the story ends in hope.
1부_The Silent House
Introduction • 08
Adaptation notes • 09
Who is Sophora Books? • 10
Characters • 11
How to Read This Book • 12
2부_소리 없는 집
프롤로그• 16
제1장 소리 없는 집 • 18
제2장 도련님 • 28
제3장 새 사람 • 40
제4장 3번 화면 • 50
제5장 선물 • 60
제6장 오해 • 72
제7장 그날 밤 • 86
제8장 불 • 98
에필로그• 110
Appendix
Study Reference
The Two Tenses of This Book: -았습니다 & -ㅂ니다 • 118
Key Grammar Patterns • 120
Beyond the Story
The Voices of the House • 124
Culture Notes • 126
About the Original: Na Do-hyang & Samnyong the Mute • 128
After You Read
Check Your Reading • 129
Questions to Sit With • 133
Further Materials and Other Books • 137
Listening is just as important as reading. Scan the QR code inside the book to access the full audiobook instantly, or visit sophorabooks.com. Read and listen at the same time to grow your pronunciation and reading fluency together – and this time, it means something more: this is a story about listening.
