The Resource The disaster tourist : a novel, Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
The disaster tourist : a novel, Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
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- eng
- kor
- eng
- Edition
- First Counterpoint edition.
- Extent
- 200 pages
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781640094161
- Label
- The disaster tourist : a novel
- Title
- The disaster tourist
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
- Subject
-
- Climatic changes
- Climatic changes -- Fiction
- Dark tourism
- Dark tourism -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Islands
- Islands -- Vietnam -- Fiction
- Korea (South)
- Tourism
- Tourism -- Employees
- Tourism -- Employees -- Fiction
- Black humor
- Travel
- Travel agents
- Travel agents -- Fiction
- Vietnam
- Vietnam -- Description and travel -- Fiction
- Tourism -- Korea (South) -- Fiction
- Black humor
- Language
-
- eng
- kor
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- IG$
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yun, Ko-ŭn
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- In English, translated from the Korean
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1980-
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Yun, Ko-ŭn
- Yun, Ko-ŭn
- Buehler, Lizzie
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dark tourism
- Climatic changes
- Travel agents
- Tourism
- Tourism
- Islands
- Vietnam
- Climatic changes
- Dark tourism
- Islands
- Tourism
- Tourism
- Travel
- Travel agents
- Korea (South)
- Vietnam
- Label
- The disaster tourist : a novel, Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1178764547
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Counterpoint edition.
- Extent
- 200 pages
- Isbn
- 9781640094161
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1178764547
- Label
- The disaster tourist : a novel, Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1178764547
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First Counterpoint edition.
- Extent
- 200 pages
- Isbn
- 9781640094161
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1178764547
Subject
- Climatic changes
- Climatic changes -- Fiction
- Dark tourism
- Dark tourism -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Islands
- Islands -- Vietnam -- Fiction
- Korea (South)
- Tourism
- Tourism -- Employees
- Tourism -- Employees -- Fiction
- Black humor
- Travel
- Travel agents
- Travel agents -- Fiction
- Vietnam
- Vietnam -- Description and travel -- Fiction
- Tourism -- Korea (South) -- Fiction
- Black humor
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