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Yun Ko-Eun

    Táto autorka skúma témy identity a odcizenia prostredníctvom svojej osobitnej prózy. Jej diela sa často zaoberajú hľadaním miesta vo svete a zložitosťou medziľudských vzťahov. Svoje postrehy o ľudskej psychike a spoločenských tlakoch vyjadruje jemným a prenikavým štýlom. Čitatelia objavujú hĺbku ľudskej skúsenosti prostredníctvom jej starostlivo vytvoreného rozprávačského štýlu.

    The Disaster Tourist
    Table for One
    • Table for One

      • 256 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania
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      In these indelible short stories, contemporary South Korean author Yun Ko-eun conjures up slightly off-kilter worlds tucked away in the corners of everyday life. Throughout Table for One, comedy and an element of the surreal are interwoven with the hopelessness and loneliness that pervades the... číst celé

      Table for One
    • When catastrophe strikes, who can resist looking at the wreckage? Yona is nearing burnout working for Jungle, a sinister Seoul-based company that specialises in tours to ecological disaster zones. When one of Yona's bosses sexually harasses her, the company tries to bribe Yona with a free tour to Mui, an island off the coast of Vietnam known for its giant sinkhole. But she becomes trapped on the island and stumbles upon a discovery that puts her in grave danger. A blackly comic caper with real satirical bite, The Disaster Tourist revels in the absurdity of modern life. It is both slickly contemporary and slyly surreal

      The Disaster Tourist