Adapted into a homonymous movie in 2013, The Yellow Elephant stands out for its realistic psychological portrayal of a young couple and their move from the city to the countryside. The husband is a novelist with a large bird tattooed on his back, while his wife is an energetic woman able to listen to the voices of the animals, plants, and trees that surround them. They gradually come to realize through daily events that there are aspects of each other and their pasts they do not know, and their relationship gradually deteriorates as a consequence.

One day, the husband is invited to Tokyo by a past lover whose name is related to the tattoo on his back. Rather than causing them to further drift apart, this event strengthens their bond.