'Love in the Big City' author was obsessed with love while writing it

Novelist Park Sang-young once spent so much time thinking about love that it became something of an obsession.

While writing his bestselling novel "Love in the Big City," Park immersed himself in the subject with the fervor of a devoted fan — much like the Korean slang "deokjil" describes the act of enthusiastically diving into every aspect of something one loves.

"I found myself obsessing over why relationships kept failing," Park said during a talk at the Seoul International Book Fair, Friday. ...