Bae, Myung-Hoon,
Tower / Bae Myung-Hoon ; translated by Sung Ryu. - 253 pages ; 20 cm.
Tower is a series of interconnected stories set in Beanstalk, a 674-storey skyscraper and sovereign nation. Each story deals with how citizens living in the hypermodern high-rise deal with various influences of power in their lives: a group of researchers have to tell their boss that a major powerbroker is a dog, a woman uses the power of the internet to rescue a downed fighter pilot abandoned by the government, and an out-of-towner finds himself in charge of training a gentle elephant to break up protests. Bae explores the forces that shape modern life with wit and a sly wink at the reader.
Translation from the Korean.
9781916277120
bc2033350243
Korean fiction--Translations into English.
Skyscrapers--Fiction.
Science fiction.
895.73/5
Tower / Bae Myung-Hoon ; translated by Sung Ryu. - 253 pages ; 20 cm.
Tower is a series of interconnected stories set in Beanstalk, a 674-storey skyscraper and sovereign nation. Each story deals with how citizens living in the hypermodern high-rise deal with various influences of power in their lives: a group of researchers have to tell their boss that a major powerbroker is a dog, a woman uses the power of the internet to rescue a downed fighter pilot abandoned by the government, and an out-of-towner finds himself in charge of training a gentle elephant to break up protests. Bae explores the forces that shape modern life with wit and a sly wink at the reader.
Translation from the Korean.
9781916277120
bc2033350243
Korean fiction--Translations into English.
Skyscrapers--Fiction.
Science fiction.
895.73/5