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 |
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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
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Turism
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Dark tourism -- Fiction
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Climatic changes -- Fiction
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Travel agents -- Fiction
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Tourism -- Employees -- Fiction
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Tourism -- Korea (South) -- Fiction
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Islands -- Vietnam -- Fiction
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Vietnam
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Sydkorea
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Vietnam -- Description and travel -- Fiction
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Romaner
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Classmark |
895.73/5
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Heexk.01
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Alt Auth |
Buehler, Lizzie
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Translation |
Pam ŭi yŏhaengjadŭl Engelska
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781640094161 |
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9781640094178 |
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