Tower
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Auteur :
Bae Myung-HoonGenres : Roman, Science-fictionDate de publication (Corée du Sud) : 5 juin 2009Langue d'origine : CoréenTraducteur :
Sung RyuParution France : 15 février 2021Éditeur :
Honford StarISBN : 9781916277120Résumé : 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.