In this mind-expanding work of speculative fiction, available in English for the first time, a South Korean writer explores the driving forces of humanity—love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence—in two pairs of thematically interconnected stories.
As impressive as Kim Bo-Young's intriguing stories are, their literary provenance is equally entertaining ... Lucky readers are wise to lean in and get ready to sigh and soar ... a plethora of compelling choices seems poised to enable and encourage Kim's international acclaim.
... less a conventional short story collection and more a pair of novellas accompanied by short sequels. While neither work needed continuation because of their excellent ambiguous endings, they prove to be worthy additions, building on Kim’s impressive mix of strong world-building and deep emotion ... includes author notes on Kim’s inspirations for her stories and the initial reactions of the recipients of I Am Waiting For You and On My Way To You, which are charming but frustrating, as they reference numerous works by Kim that aren’t yet available in English. More valuable is the included correspondence between the book’s two translators, Sophie Bowman and Sung Ryu.
This translation will help fill in some of the gaps in the availability of Korean sf in English, as well as please readers who enjoy lyrical, philosophical sf stories.
