The cabinet /
Kim, Un-su, 1972-
The cabinet / Un-su Kim ; translated by Sean Lin Halbert. - London : Angry Robot, 2021. - 299 pages ; 21 cm.
"Originally published in Korean as Kaebinit by Munhakdongne 2006"-- Back of title page.
Cabinet 13 looks like a normal filing cabinet, but it's filled with files on "symptomers"-- people with weird abilities and bizarre experiences. And harried Mr. Kong, who is the office worker responsible for the cabinet, must deal with all the symptomers who call the office looking for help. A richly funny and fantastical novel about the strangeness at the heart of even the most everyday lives, from one of South Korea's most acclaimed novelists.
9780857669179 (pbk.)
Clerks--Fiction.
Absurd (Philosophy)--Fiction.
Ability--Fiction.
Alienation (Social psychology)--Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Seoul (Korea)--Fiction.
The cabinet / Un-su Kim ; translated by Sean Lin Halbert. - London : Angry Robot, 2021. - 299 pages ; 21 cm.
"Originally published in Korean as Kaebinit by Munhakdongne 2006"-- Back of title page.
Cabinet 13 looks like a normal filing cabinet, but it's filled with files on "symptomers"-- people with weird abilities and bizarre experiences. And harried Mr. Kong, who is the office worker responsible for the cabinet, must deal with all the symptomers who call the office looking for help. A richly funny and fantastical novel about the strangeness at the heart of even the most everyday lives, from one of South Korea's most acclaimed novelists.
9780857669179 (pbk.)
Clerks--Fiction.
Absurd (Philosophy)--Fiction.
Ability--Fiction.
Alienation (Social psychology)--Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Seoul (Korea)--Fiction.