{"product_id":"your-utopia-stories-by-bora-chung","title":"Your Utopia: Stories by Bora Chung","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author and translator of the National Book Award Finalist, \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny, \u003c\/i\u003ea fresh, uncanny, and utterly profound collection of stories set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eand deepest desires.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBora Chung's inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor reaches its peak in these tales of loss and discovery, dystopia and idealism, death and immortality. In a thrilling translation by the acclaimed Anton Hur, readers will experience a variety of possible fates for humanity, from total demise via a disease whose only symptom is casual cannibalism to a world in which even dreams can be monitored and used to convict people of crimes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \"The Center for Immortality Research,\" a low-level employee runs herself ragged planning a fancy gala for donors only to be blamed for the chaos that ensues during the event in front of the mysterious celebrity benefactors hoping to live forever. In \"A Song for Sleep,\" an AI elevator in an apartment complex develops a tender, one-sided love for an elderly resident. \"Seed\" traverses the final frontier of capitalism's destruction of the planet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut nature always creeps back to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you haven't yet experienced the fruits of Chung's singular imagination, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is waiting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e TIME \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2024, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews' \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Chung builds out her stories with imagination, absurdity and a dry sense of humor, all applied with X-Acto knife precision.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Kleeman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Anton Hur\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBora Chung\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and translator whose works include the National Book Award finalist and International Booker Prize-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e. She has an MA in Russian Studies from Yale University and a PhD in Slavic literature from Indiana University. She has taught Russian language and literature and science fiction at Yonsei University and translates modern literary works from Russian and Polish into Korean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnton Hur\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eToward Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e and the translator of many iconic Korean SFF works including Bora Chung's \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, Kim Choyeop's \u003ci\u003eIf We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Lee Young-do's \u003ci\u003eThe Bird That Drinks Tears\u003c\/i\u003e, Kim Sung-il's \u003ci\u003eBlood of the Old Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, and Park Seolyeon's \u003ci\u003eA Magical Girl Retires.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eJan. 30, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Algonquin Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13: 9781643756219\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62864098590801,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/YourUtopia_PB.png?v=1791676533","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/your-utopia-stories-by-bora-chung","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}