{"product_id":"your-utopia-stories-9781643756219","title":"Your Utopia: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, in another thrilling translation from Korean by Anton Hur, this collection shares tales of loss and discovery, idealism and dystopia, death and immortality. ​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"The Center for Immortality Research,\" a low-level employee runs herself ragged planning a fancy gala for donors, only to be blamed for a crime she witnessed during the event, under the noses of the mysterious celebrity benefactors hoping to live forever. But she can't be fired--no one can. In \"One More Kiss, Dear,\" a tender, one-sided love blooms in the AI-elevator of an apartment complex; as in, the elevator develops a profound affection for one of the residents. In \"Seeds,\" we see the final frontier of capitalism's destruction of the planet and the GMO companies who rule the agricultural industry, but nature has ways of creeping back to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chung's writing is \"haunting, funny, gross, terrifying--and yet when we reach the end, we just want more\" (Alexander Chee). If you haven't yet experienced the fruits of this singular imagination, \u003ci\u003eYour Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is waiting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nothing concentrates the mind like Chung's terrors, which will shrivel you to a bouillon cube of your most primal instincts\" (\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e), yet these stories are suffused with Chung's inimitable wry humor and surprisingly tender moments, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643756219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Bora Chung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378401280181,"sku":"9781643756219","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_74621064-573a-4a2e-9838-f330dcacd575.jpg?v=1701753457","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/your-utopia-stories-9781643756219","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}