K-LIT REVIEW 'The Trunk' releases English translation in time for Netflix adaptation
"The Trunk" is the second Korean novel I have read recently which contains a significant digression about Metallica’s 1986 "Master of Puppets" album, the other novel being "The Consultant" by Im Seong-sun. Enthusiasm for 1980s thrash metal is not the only similarity the two novels share. While "The Consultant" imagined a shadowy and murderous organization with tendrils reaching into all aspects of Korean society, "The Trunk" depicts a similarly secretive and influential corporation that offers a different set of solutions: rather than disposing of your enemies, this organization will solve your problems of emotional and domestic labor. New Marriage, or NM for short, organizes temporary marriages, and arranges Field Wives (and Field Husbands, though the novel only mentions these in passing) on a short-term basis. "The Trunk" was originally published in Korean in 2015, and has been adapted into a K-drama that is to be released to Netflix imminently. The book has been given an English translation to coincide with the drama’s release. It’s also a timely release because it shows how p
Oct 31, 2024By John A. Riley
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