The Disaster Tourist (by Yun Ko-eun)

I had not heard of Yun Ko-eun, a Korean writer, and possibly would never have done so, had her book ‘The Disaster Tourist’ not been scheduled for this month’s local reading group. Thankfully there is an English version, and I was quite looking forward to reading it. The front cover makes it look fairly light-hearted, the book has won some prizes, and there are several good endorsements on the cover and first pages. It’s quoted as being a dark, satirical ‘comic caper’, with some ‘horror comedy’ ...