The disaster tourist / Yun Ko-eun ; translated by Lizzie Buehler.
Momo rauemi: TextKaiwhakaputa: London : Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd, 2020Whakaahuatanga: 186 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781788163149
- 1788163141
- 895.735 23
Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
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Fiction | Eltham LibraryPlus Fiction | Fiction | YUN (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | i2200809 |
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.
Translated from the Korean.
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