A Winter in Sokcho is a small masterpiece. Jury Robert Walser Prize. In the icy cold of Sokcho, a coastal town just before North Korea, they meet: the young employee of the guesthouse and the artist from Normandy. While he seeks the silence of Sokcho for drawing, she wants to escape it. With each conversation, each walk through the wintry nowhere, the two grow closer. Two castaways longing for a fresh start, each daring it in their own way. A debut novel of unique beauty.