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Korean Book Club - Tower
Discover Korean literature and explore its various themes in KCC's monthly Korean Book Club.
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Korean Cultural Center Brussels 4 Rue de la Régence 1000 Bruxelles Belgium
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Korean Book Club - Tower, Bae Myung-hoon
Join our book club meeting to discuss the novel Tower by Bae Myung-hoon.
▪ Language: English
(Korean Book Club gatherings are alternatively held in French, Dutch and English.)
▪ Date: Wednesday, December 7, 19h00-21h00
▪ Venue: Korean Cultural Center Brussels
▪ Free - Read the novel and apply for the book club meeting.
The participants have to procure the book themselves.
About the book - Tower
Translated by Sung Ryu
Published by Honford Star
Tower is a series of interconnected stories set in Beanstalk, a 674-story skyscraper and sovereign nation. Each story deals with how citizens living in the hypermodern high-rise deal with various influences of power in their lives: a group of researchers have to tell their boss that a major powerbroker is a dog, a woman uses the power of the internet to rescue a downed fighter pilot abandoned by the government, and an out-of-towner finds himself in charge of training a gentle elephant to break up protests.
Bae explores the forces that shape modern life with wit and a sly wink at the reader.
About the author – Bae Myung-hoon
Bae Myung-hoon is one of the most popular science fiction writers in Korea, having written over a dozen novels and short story collections. His works are often dark political satire, and he has received both science fiction and literary awards.