A disquieting vision of ecological dystopia in a collection by a major Korean writer.
Beneath the calm surface of the stories collected here, Kang Young-sook offers a disquieting vision of a society grappling with ecological catastrophe and unplaceable forms of loss..
While elsewhere, a woman who believes she\'s been exposed to radioactive radiation inherits a warehouse where those fleeing the city can store their possessions.
An elderly woman suspects the old man who Lifts Weights in her neighborhood playground of being responsible for a spate of murders.
An artist is plagued by desire for her mysterious double as disease spreads through an uncanny suburban landscape.
A disquieting vision of ecological dystopia in a collection by a major Korean writer