This is a novel by Bae Su-ah, published in 2011. It was originally serialized online from the spring to summer of 2011, and later published in the book form. Through the text that is on the border of fiction and essay, the author presents the problem of existence the protagonist feels, as she becomes distant from and numb to reality while traveling through a city. This novel is referred to as “non-narrative fiction,” and it can be can be seen as a fiction that depicts humans on the boundaries.
Bae is known for her use of abrupt shifts in tense and perspective, sensitive yet straightforward expressions, and seemingly non sequitur sentences to unsettle and distance her readers. Bae’s works offer neither the reassurance of moral conventions upheld, nor the consolation of adversities rendered meaningful.
배수아는 자기만의 독특한 문체와 스타일을 가진 작가다. 배수아의 소설은 느슨한 인간관계들과 권태, 삶의 이면에 놓인 불안과 파멸의 징후에 대해 다루고 있다. 배수아의 소설 세계는 낯설지만 매혹적이라는 평가를 받았다.
There are no expectations.