[Books in brief]Bearable anomie of the soul
Published: 10 Aug. 2007, 22:21

The collection, which consists of 10 stories, is set in a landscape of urban contemporaries who live in a state of anomie. The characters in the novel perform illicit acts, deny tensions in their lives and find ways to justify their behavior in order to live in comfort. In “Molar,” a father pays an enormous amount of compensation to cover for his son, who killed his underage girlfriend while he was driving drunk. In “To Anonymous You,” a nurse hires a private investigator to defend her doctor boyfriend who is suspected of sexually harassing a female patient. The book reads a bit like a trendy TV mini-series, but it also makes one feel sympathy for young Koreans who, on the basis of this book, seem to live complex and confusing lives.
By Ha Hyeon-ok
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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