[New Release] and Others

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park]

◆Beatless = A novel by Satoshi Hase, which has been nominated several times for the Japan SF Award and the Seiun Award. It has also been adapted into a manga and an animation of the same name. The novel's temporal setting is the year 2105, long after artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities have surpassed those of humans. It is an era where AI determines the direction of corporations and nations. The ultra-advanced AI has even acquired the ability to independently create humanoid android hIE (Humanoid Interface Elements) units called 'Red Boxes.' One day, five Red Boxes with extraordinary combat abilities escape from the research lab of the giant corporation Memframe, which manages the behavior of hIEs. Among them, Reisia meets Arato, an ordinary high school student, and a great threat approaches them. (Written by Satoshi Hase / Translated by Jinah Kim and Chunsang Park / Hwanggeumgaji)

◆Only Women Disappear = A thematic short story collection that captivatingly addresses women's anxieties. Eight young female writers?Ganghwa Gil, Son Bomi, Im Sola, Ji Hye, Cheon Heeran, Choi Younggeon, Choi Jinyoung, and Heo Heejung?depict the anxieties experienced by women living today across various times and spaces. The eight stories focus on how contemporary women's anxieties stem from social hatred and pressure, as well as from the limitations, contempt, and hatred women impose on themselves. Women's anxieties are layered through repetition and generational feelings, and the collection shows how these anxieties, whether voluntary or involuntary, target and influence other women. (Ganghwa Gil et al. / Eunhaengnamu)

◆The Rose of Sharon Has Bloomed = The twenty-seventh work in Saeum Publishing's ambitious '100 Korean Story DNA' series. 'The Rose of Sharon Has Bloomed' is Kim Jinmyung's representative work, published in 1993 and selling 3 million copies within about a year. It thrillingly unravels the meeting and mysterious death of President Park Chung-hee, who believed Korea should have its own nuclear weapons, and nuclear physicist Lee Yonghoo. (Written by Kim Jinmyung / Saeum)

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