The Forest Called You
$30.54
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2026
Summary
The Virtual Idol and the Real Fan
In a future Korea plagued by dust clouds and the deadly Akanta virus, people escape into nostalgic virtual reality. Eighteen-year-old Soop, stigmatized by her VR-rejection due to a brush with Akanta, finds solace only in K-Pop music.
When a chance encounter brings Soop face-to-face with her idol, Yichae, a superstar filming a music video at Soop’s school, she hopes for a real connection. But Yichae, one of the few remaining ‘real’ human idol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787305434 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787305430 |
| Author: | Amil, Joheun Lee |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harvill |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Amil
Amil is a South Korean writer and translator. She has won numerous awards for her short stories, including the SF Award in the Short-Mid Novel category for ‘Roadkill’ and the SF Award Grand Prize for ‘Rabbi’. Under her name, Jihyun Kim, Amil has translated works by authors including James Baldwin, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeanette Winterson, R.O. Kwon and Lucas Rijneveld into Korean. Roadkill is her debut in English, with her novel, The Forest Called You, forthcoming in 2026.
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