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Michelle Anya Anjirbag
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The world has become a frozen wasteland and sixteen-year-old Jeon Chobahm's only relief from the bitter cold comes in the form of her favorite reality show, Goh Around, which focuses on the daily life of star Goh Haeri and her family. Haeri, like all of the reality show stars and the directors who make the shows, lives in the warmth of Snowglobe, the only community with both wealth and warmth in the climate-ravaged world of this thriller by award-winning Korean author Soyoung Park, newly available in English translation.
Chobahm has always borne an uncanny resemblance to star Haeri, to the point where even her own grandmother cannot always tell that Chobahm is not the one on screen when the show is playing. She dreams of moving to Snowglobe to become a director and make the shows that are the only entertainment for the people living outside its bubble, instead of working in the power...
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