My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.
—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
To avoid wallowing in their pity and reassurances, the women recite their own medical ailments (hyperthyroidism, gallstones, diabetes, irritable bowel) and promise to be there for each other.
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