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English(English) Book

The Disaster Tourist

About the Books

Author
Yun Ko-eun
Co-Author
-
Translator
Lizzie Buehler
Publisher
Counterpoint
Published Year
2020
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy

Original Title
밤의 여행자들
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Bamui yeohaengjadeul
ISBN
9781640094161
Page
208
Volume

About the Author

  • Yun Ko Eun
  • Birth : 1980 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Ko Eun
  • Family Name : Yun
  • Korean Name : 윤고은
  • ISNI : 0000000460164576
  • Works : 12
About the Original Work
  • 밤의 여행자들
  • Author : Yun Ko Eun
  • Published Year : 2013
  • English Title : The Disaster Tourist
More About the Original Work
Descriptions
  • English(English)

An eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility, The Disaster Tourist engages with the global dialog around climate activism, dark tourism, and the #MeToo movement.

For ten years, Yona has been stuck behind a desk as a coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specializing in vacation packages to destinations devastated by disaster and climate change. Her work life is uneventful until trouble arises in the form of a predatory colleague.

To forestall any disruption of business as usual, Jungle makes Yona a proposition: a paid “vacation” to the desert island of Mui. But Yona must pose as a tourist and assess whether Jungle should continue their partnership with the unprofitable destination.

Yona travels to the remote island, whose major attraction is an underwhelming sinkhole, a huge disappointment to the customers who’ve paid a premium. Soon Yona discovers the resort’s plan to fabricate a catastrophe in the interest of regaining their good standing with Jungle―and the manager enlists Yona’s help. Yona must choose between the callous company to whom she’s dedicated her life or the possibility of a fresh start in a powerful new position. As she begins to understand the cost of the manufactured disaster, Yona realizes that the lives of Mui’s citizens are in danger―and so is she.

 

Source : https://www.amazon.com/Disaster-Tourist-Novel-Yun-Ko-eun/dp/1640094164/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

E-books & Audiobooks1

  • English(English) E-books
    The Disaster Tourist
    Yun Ko-eun / 윤고은 / 2020 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 21st century > SF > Fantasy