The disaster tourist, a novel, Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
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The disaster tourist, a novel, Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The disaster tourist
Oclc number
1178764547
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Yun Ko-Eun ; translated from the Korean by Lizzie Buehler
Sub title
a novel
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
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- Dark tourism -- Fiction
- Black humor (Literature)
- Black humor
- Climat + Changements -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Islands -- Vietnam -- Fiction
- Climatic changes -- Fiction
- Tourism + Employees -- Fiction
- Tourisme noir -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Travel agents -- Fiction
- Humour noir
- Îles -- Viêt-nam -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Vietnam -- Description and travel -- Fiction
- Tourism -- Korea (South) -- Fiction
- Viêt-nam -- Descriptions et voyages -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Tourisme + Personnel -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
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- Subject15
- Dark tourism -- Fiction
- Black humor (Literature)
- Black humor
- Climat + Changements -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Islands -- Vietnam -- Fiction
- Climatic changes -- Fiction
- Tourism + Employees -- Fiction
- Tourisme noir -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Travel agents -- Fiction
- Humour noir
- Îles -- Viêt-nam -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Vietnam -- Description and travel -- Fiction
- Tourism -- Korea (South) -- Fiction
- Viêt-nam -- Descriptions et voyages -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Tourisme + Personnel -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
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