The Disaster Tourist

Name: The Disaster Tourist
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788163156
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Winner of the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 2021

By Yun Ko-Eun

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The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun is a darkly satirical novel that explores the tourism industry's exploitation of disaster sites. It follows Yona, an overworked employee at a travel agency specialising in these grim destinations. Her life takes a turn when she is sent on a company trip to assess the potential of a disaster tourism package, leading her to confront ethical dilemmas and the surreal consequences of profiting from tragedy.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a satirical take on the tourism industry entwined with a thrilling narrative. It delves into themes of exploitation and environmental degradation, offering an intriguing story about a travel company employee who uncovers unsettling truths on an island plagued by disaster. With its dark humour and social commentary, this book invites you into a thought-provoking journey.

A satirical Korean eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility.

A satirical Korean eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility

Description

Yona has been stuck behind a desk for years working as a programming coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specialising in package holidays to destinations ravaged by disaster. When a senior colleague touches her inappropriately, she tries to complain. In an attempt to bury her allegations, the company makes her an attractive proposition: a free ticket for one of their most sought-after trips, to the desert island of Mui.

She accepts the offer and travels to the remote island, where the major attraction is a supposedly dramatic sinkhole. When the customers who have paid a premium for the trip begin to get frustrated, Yona realises that the company has dangerous plans to fabricate an environmental catastrophe to make the trip more interesting. However, when she tries to raise the alarm, she discovers she has put her own life in danger.

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Yun Ko-Eun's The Disaster Tourist is praised for its sharp and entertaining take on life under late capitalism, blending eco-thriller elements with satire. It delves into themes of tourism's impact on poor countries, capitalism's flaws, and the human condition, offering a witty narrative on dark tourism and societal issues. The novel is described as surprising, gripping, and incisive, with an undertone of impending catastrophe and an evocative depiction of the disasters we create and exploit.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788163156

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main

Contributors:

Translated by Lizzie Buehler

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 142g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Yun Ko-eun was born in Seoul in 1980. Her short story 'Piercing' won the Daesan Literary Award for College Students the year she graduated from university. She received the 2008 Hankyorek Literature Award for her novel The Zero G Syndrome and in 2015 her short story collection Aloha won the Kim Yong Ik Novel Prize.