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.
About the author
Sung Ryu is a Korean translator based in Singapore. Her translations include Shoko’s Smile by Choi Eunyoung and I’m Waiting for You: And Other Stories by Kim Bo-young (co-translated with Sophie Bowman).
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