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“Her fiction is a breath-taking piece of a cinematic art itself. Reminiscent of the world we experienced in Matrix, Inception, and Dark City, still it leads us to this entirely original structure, which is a ground-breaking, mystic literary and cinematic experience. Indeed, powerful and graceful.”—Bong Joon-ho, Oscar-winning director of Parasite In this mind-expanding work of speculative fiction, available in English for the first time, one of South Korea’s most treasured writers explores the driving forces of humanity—love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence—in two pairs of thematically interconnected stories. Two worlds, four stories, infinite possibilities In “I’m Waiting for You” and “On My Way,” an engaged couple coordinate their separate missions to distant corners of the galaxy to ensure—through relativity—they can arrive back on Earth simultaneously to make it down the aisle. But small incidents wreak havoc on space and time, driving their wedding date further away. As centuries on Earth pass and the land and climate change, one thing is constant: the desire of the lovers to be together. In two separate yet linked stories, Kim Bo-Young cleverly demonstrate the idea love that is timeless and hope springs eternal, despite seemingly insurmountable challenges and the deepest despair. In “The Prophet of Corruption” and “That One Life,” humanity is viewed through the eyes of its creators: godlike beings for which everything on Earth—from the richest woman to a speck of dirt—is an extension of their will. When one of the creations questions the righteousness of this arrangement, it is deemed a perversion—a disease—that must be excised and cured. Yet the Prophet Naban, whose “child” is rebelling, isn’t sure the rebellion is bad. What if that which is considered criminal is instead the natural order—and those who condemn it corrupt? Exploring the dichotomy between the philosophical and the corporeal, Kim ponders the fate of free-will, as she considers the most basic of questions: who am I? Source : https://www.amazon.com/Im-Waiting-You-Other-Stories/dp/0062951467/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=I'm Waiting for You: And Other Stories&qid=1618822586&sr=8-1

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A stunning collection of short fiction by one of South Korea’s most treasured writers, available in English for the first time. In the title story, an engaged couple working in distant corners of the galaxy plan to arrive on Earth simultaneously and walk down the aisle together. But small incidents wreak havoc on their vast journeys, pushing the date of their wedding far into the future. As centuries pass on Earth and the land and climate change, one thing is constant: the desire of the lovers to be together. Through two pairs of interlinked stories stories, Kim explores the driving forces of humanity – love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence. Source : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Im-Waiting-You-Kim-Bo-Young/dp/0008433836/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1617605432&sr=8-1

Bo-yong Kim et al / 김보영 / 2023 / -

"كتابة كيم بو يونج أشبه بقطعة فنية سينمائية تخطف الأنفاس. تُذكِّرنا بالعالم الذي عشناه في أفلام على غرار ماتريكس، واستِهلال Inception، ومدينة الظلام Dark City، لكنها لا تزال تقودنا إلى هذا البناء الأصيل تمامًا. كتابة بو يونج تجربة أدبية صوفية الأفكار، وسينمائية رائدة في ابتكار عوالمها. باختصار: قوية ورشيقة وباهرة". بونج جون-هو مخرج فيلم الطفيلي (Parasite) الحائز على جائزة الأوسكار من خلال الموازنة بين الكآبة والأمل، بين البشاعة والجَمال، نجحت هذه القصص في أن تكون قويَّة، وفي استكشافها المحفِّز للأفكار لمعاني مثل الحب والفقد والتكيُّف، والطبيعة البشرية. ڤاليري فالديس ((Chilling Effects استكشافٌ جميلٌ وصادق للعقل والجسد والروح عبر الزمن والمكان. هذه القصص ستفطر قلبكَ، ثم سترتقه بحنان وتجمع أجزاءه المحطَّمة مرة أخرى. مارينا جيه لوستيتر (ثلاثية نومينون Noumenon) source: http://www.mahrousaeg.com/book/423

Bo-yong Kim et al / 김보영 / 2023 / -

Le premier roman de SF coréen à paraître en France ! Une histoire d'amour contrariée par la théorie de la relativité : quand deux vo yageurs interstellaires traversent le temps et l'espace dans l'espoir de célébrer leur mariage sans cesse manqué sur Terre. source : https://www.amazon.com/Lodyssée-étoiles-Bo-young-Kim/dp/2743661119