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Title The disaster tourist : a novel / Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
Author Yun, Ko-ŭn
Imprint Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2020

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 Stadsbibl:Ljusets kalender vån 2 Romaner på engelska  Roman engelska    CHECK SHELF  
Edition First Counterpoint edition
Descript 200 pages 21 cm
Note "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso
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
Subject Mörk turism
Turism
Dark tourism -- Fiction
Climatic changes -- Fiction
Travel agents -- Fiction
Tourism -- Employees -- Fiction
Tourism -- Korea (South) -- Fiction
Islands -- Vietnam -- Fiction
Vietnam
Sydkorea
Vietnam -- Description and travel -- Fiction
Romaner
Classmark 895.73/5
Heexk.01
Alt Auth Buehler, Lizzie
Translation Pam ŭi yŏhaengjadŭl Engelska
ISBN/ISSN 9781640094161
9781640094178
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