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Disoctavia

Author

Eugene Mok

Baek Duri

Publisher

Alma

Categories

Literature & Fiction

Audience

Adult

Overseas Licensing

Keywords

  • ##Octavia Butler #poet-artist collaboration #Poetry Immersed in Type Series

Copyright Contact

Yoo Seungjae

  • Publication Date

    2017-10-31
  • No. of pages

    168
  • ISBN

    979-11-5992-127-8 03810
  • Dimensions

    136 * 195
Overview

In this science fiction and “future diary,” poet Yoo Jinmok imagines herself in 2059 under the influence of Octavia Butler, an American science fiction author and feminist.

Book Intro

“I’m waiting to be reborn.” 

This book is a work of science fiction or a diary written in advance by poet Yoo Jinmok under the influence of Octavia Butler.

 

Octavia Butler said, “In science fiction, you can go anywhere using your imagination.” In response to Butler’s words, poet Yoo Jinmok places herself in the fictitious future in her imagination. The time is 2059 and she is 78 years old. She is known as “Mo” in this sterile world free from gender discrimination and misogyny, which are prevalent today. Yet, Mo is not entirely happy there. She has lost her beloved partner of 24 years. Once he is gone, she checks herself into a nursing home called Elder. All old people like her are protected and controlled in such facilities and die in safe environments—because, in the eyes of the world, they have the ability to think for themselves and harbor discontent.

 

Now the world places a greater emphasis on regulations and systems than on chaos and freedom. Individuals have no right to die of their own free will—no matter how desperately they wish for death. Mo lives out the remainder of her life with the help of a caretaker named Yuli, who was created by doctors through artificial fertilization. Mo starts writing a diary about her days with her partner, the past tainted by misogyny, the present devoid of freedom, and her impending death. 

 

Through the image of an artificial future, this book paradoxically reminds us of the landscape of the here and now. “Can you even imagine what life was like back then?” Mo asks. Her question makes us look back on our present world and lives. If the here and now feels like a dystopia, perhaps it’s time to take a step forward into the future and be born again.

About the Author

Eugene Mok



Eugene Mok was born in Dongdaemun, Seoul, in 1981. Until 2015, she was involved in the film industry where she participated in the making of seven feature length films and documentaries. She continues to produce short films and music videos through her one-person production company Moknyunsa. Her poetry collections include The Birth of a Writer (2020), The Arboretum (2018), A Book on Romance (2016), and her prose collections include Walks and Relationships (2020) and Dysoctavia (2017). She runs the bookstore Sonmokseoga in Yeongdo, Busan.

Baek Duri



Baek Duri has always loved to draw. As a child, she used to fill every blank space with drawings, often getting told not to draw in books. Thankfully, books offered her front and inner pages first. Baek majored in visual design at Hongik University and now works as an illustrator. She has illustrated some 110 books including Grumpy Child and Nobody Lost. She has written and illustrated The Appropriate Level of Honesty, A Woman Living Alone, How Am I?, and Making Ends Meet as An Illustrator. 

Award

Book Design of the Year selected by Hankyoreh


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