LEADER 00000cam a22010217i 4500 001 4gvdwpt62jt4krzk 008 200617s2020 xxu|||||||||||000 f|eng|c 020 9781640094161 020 |z9781640094178 041 1 eng|hkor 082 04 895.73/5|223 084 Heexk.01|2kssb/8 092 0 Roman|bengelska 100 1 Yun, Ko-ŭn|4aut 240 10 Pam ŭi yŏhaengjadŭl|lEngelska 245 14 The disaster tourist :|ba novel /|cYun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler 250 First Counterpoint edition 264 1 Berkeley, California :|bCounterpoint,|c2020 300 200 pages|c21 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso 520 For ten years, Yona has been stuck behind a desk as a coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specializing in vacation packages to destinations devastated by disaster and climate change. Her work life is uneventful until trouble arises in the form of a predatory colleague. To forestall any disruption of business-as-usual, Jungle makes Yona a proposition: a paid "vacation" to the desert island of Mui. But Yona must pose as a tourist and assess whether Jungle should continue their partnership with the unprofitable destination. Yona travels to the remote island, whose major attraction is an underwhelming sinkhole, a huge disappointment to the customers who've paid a premium. Soon Yona discovers the resort's plan to fabricate a catastrophe in the interest of regaining their good standing with Jungle--and the manager enlists Yona's help. Yona must choose between the callous company to whom she's dedicated her life, or the possibility of a fresh start in a powerful new position. As she begins to understand the cost of the manufactured disaster, Yona realizes that the lives of Mui's citizens are in danger-- and so is she 650 0 Dark tourism|vFiction 650 0 Climatic changes|vFiction 650 0 Travel agents|vFiction 650 0 Tourism|xEmployees|vFiction 650 0 Tourism|zKorea (South)|vFiction 650 0 Islands|zVietnam|vFiction 650 7 Mörk turism|2sao 650 7 Turism|2sao 651 0 Vietnam|xDescription and travel|vFiction 651 7 Vietnam|2sao 651 7 Sydkorea|2sao 655 7 Romaner|2saogf 700 1 Buehler, Lizzie|4trl
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