Deze auteur verkent thema's van identiteit en vervreemding door haar onderscheidende proza. Haar werken duiken vaak in de zoektocht naar verbondenheid en de complexiteit van menselijke relaties. Ze verwoordt inzichten in de menselijke psyche en maatschappelijke druk met een genuanceerde en indringende stijl. Lezers ontdekken de diepte van de menselijke ervaring door haar zorgvuldig gecreëerde vertelstem.
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
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