A Timeless Classic of Science Fiction Republished

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Here is this week's new book news. Reporter Lee Joo-hyoung introduces a classic sci-fi novel republished after 20 years and a popular non-fiction book from China.

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[Tiger! Tiger! / Written by Alfred Bester / Translated by Ha Do-yeon, Dasan Books]

Republished after 20 years, "Tiger! Tiger!" is a masterpiece by Alfred Bester, the inaugural winner of the Hugo Award, often called the Nobel Prize of science fiction.

Dealing with space warfare, teleportation, and physical modification, it has had a major influence on the modern sci-fi genre.

The author's other major masterpiece, "The Demolished Man," was published alongside it.

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[My Mother is a City Street Cleaner / Written by Zhang Xiaoman, Translated by Heo Yu-young, Woongjin Knowledge House]

"My Mother is a City Street Cleaner" is a critically acclaimed piece of non-fiction from China.

After the author and her mother, who moved to Shenzhen—known as China's Silicon Valley—in search of work, finally live together after 10 years, the author-daughter examines her mother's life as a big-city sanitation worker alongside her own.

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[Boarding Now / Written by Bora Chung / Woongjin / Wego]

"Boarding Now" is the second essay collection by novelist Bora Chung, who gained widespread attention when her book "Cursed Bunny" was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

As she gained international recognition and was invited to literary events across 15 countries over four years, the book captures the global interest in Korean literature and the hidden sides of these literary events.

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[The Dopamine Overload Era, Your Brain is Collapsing / Written by Richard Cytowic, Translated by Kim Kwang-guk, Alle]

"The Dopamine Overload Era, Your Brain is Collapsing" is a book analyzing how digital devices, like sirens tempting modern people every moment from the time they open their eyes in the morning until they go to bed, are sickening our brains.

The author, a neurologist, points out that big tech companies are preying on the survival instincts of the human brain, which remain stuck in the hunter-gatherer era, and investigates digital addiction from the perspective of the brain.

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[Northeast Asian Geopolitics and Military Posture / Written by Chang Hyuk, Neulpum Plus]

"Northeast Asian Geopolitics and Military Posture" is a book arguing that South Korea's national security strategy must center around a northern strategy amidst the rapidly changing security landscape of Northeast Asia.

The author served as the presidential secretary for national defense during the deployment of THAAD.

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[Deciding to Expand the Flower Garden / Written by Lee Yong-hyuk, Solbooks]

"Deciding to Expand the Flower Garden" is an essay collection compiling the daily life and reflections on aging of an author who worked for over 30 years from joining a bank to reaching an executive position, and now builds and lives in a quiet mountain village.

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