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★ National Book Award-winning author
★ Hollywood TV series
★ Winner of 15 literary awards worldwide, and numerous recommended books
The representative SF series "Unwind Distology" by Neil Shusterman, winner of the National Book Award and beloved by Korean readers for his previous work "The Harvester" series, has been published by Open Books, translated by Kang Dong-hyeok.
The "Heartland War" broke out as the debate surrounding abortion intensified.
The two sides, who had been fighting fruitlessly, reached a strange agreement called "Unwind."
Instead of banning abortion, the bill would allow parents to "retroactively" terminate their children between the ages of 13 and 18 if they so choose.
This system rationalizes parents' choices by offering the sophistry that even if unwound, the child's organs can live forever in another person.
The story begins with three children running away from the cruel Unwind system.
Connor, who was a source of anguish for his parents; Lisa, an orphan raised in a shelter; and Lev, a "tithe" who dedicates himself to God. These three individuals, each with their own story, embark on a desperate run to survive from the state, the police, and their parents.
Will they survive until they turn eighteen?
★ Hollywood TV series
★ Winner of 15 literary awards worldwide, and numerous recommended books
The representative SF series "Unwind Distology" by Neil Shusterman, winner of the National Book Award and beloved by Korean readers for his previous work "The Harvester" series, has been published by Open Books, translated by Kang Dong-hyeok.
The "Heartland War" broke out as the debate surrounding abortion intensified.
The two sides, who had been fighting fruitlessly, reached a strange agreement called "Unwind."
Instead of banning abortion, the bill would allow parents to "retroactively" terminate their children between the ages of 13 and 18 if they so choose.
This system rationalizes parents' choices by offering the sophistry that even if unwound, the child's organs can live forever in another person.
The story begins with three children running away from the cruel Unwind system.
Connor, who was a source of anguish for his parents; Lisa, an orphan raised in a shelter; and Lev, a "tithe" who dedicates himself to God. These three individuals, each with their own story, embark on a desperate run to survive from the state, the police, and their parents.
Will they survive until they turn eighteen?
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Part 1 Triple Duplication 13
Part 2: Stork 83
Part 3 Move 177
Part 4 Destination 227
Part 5 Cemetery 283
Part 6 Unwind 379
Part 7 Ritual 455
Acknowledgments 485
Part 2: Stork 83
Part 3 Move 177
Part 4 Destination 227
Part 5 Cemetery 283
Part 6 Unwind 379
Part 7 Ritual 455
Acknowledgments 485
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I want to scream, "I'm not your son!"
From the moment you signed the Unwind petition, he wasn't your son!
--- p.34
"Calm down, Ward.
Unwind is not death.
If you wouldn't be so blatantly provocative, everyone here would be a little more comfortable.
In fact, one hundred percent of your body will continue to live.
“We just live in a separate state.”
--- p.42
They… must be unwinded.
Yes, that's right.
That's the best solution for them.
As it stands now, they are of no use to anyone.
Especially to themselves.
For those who are completely broken inside, Unwind will be a blessing.
It is better to be broken on the outside than to be broken on the inside.
Then their divided souls can finally rest in peace, knowing that their living bodies will spread across the world, saving other lives and making someone whole.
As if Rev's own soul would soon rest in peace.
--- p.108
"I had this thought.
If the baby was not going to be loved that much, why did God send that baby into the world?
--- p.117
In an instant, the truth comes to Lev.
Pastor Dan didn't tell them to run away from the kidnappers that day.
It was Pastor Dan who told me to run away from him.
From parents.
In the tithe.
I have preached and lectured so many times, and have talked for so long about the divine mission of the Rebbe, and it has all been a fraud.
Lev was born to be a tithe.
It was Pastor Dan who convinced Rev that it was a glorious and honorable destiny.
But Pastor Dan didn't really believe it.
--- p.125
"Well, I got delivered by stork," says Cyphie.
"My dad picked me up on the front steps on the first day of summer.
It wasn't a big deal.
After all, fathers were ready to start families.
In fact, the two of them were very happy.
Only then did the two of them officially acknowledge their relationship and get married.
--- p.190
"If I were to be unwinded, I'd like my eyes to go to the photographer."
Hayden says.
To the photographer who takes pictures of supermodels.
"I wish I could see a supermodel with my own eyes."
"My lips are going to rock stars," Connor says.
"These two legs will go to the Olympics."
"My ears will go to the orchestra conductor."
"My stomach is full of food critics."
"My biceps belong to a bodybuilder."
“I hope my nose… doesn’t go to anyone.”
When the plane lands, they are all smiling.
From the moment you signed the Unwind petition, he wasn't your son!
--- p.34
"Calm down, Ward.
Unwind is not death.
If you wouldn't be so blatantly provocative, everyone here would be a little more comfortable.
In fact, one hundred percent of your body will continue to live.
“We just live in a separate state.”
--- p.42
They… must be unwinded.
Yes, that's right.
That's the best solution for them.
As it stands now, they are of no use to anyone.
Especially to themselves.
For those who are completely broken inside, Unwind will be a blessing.
It is better to be broken on the outside than to be broken on the inside.
Then their divided souls can finally rest in peace, knowing that their living bodies will spread across the world, saving other lives and making someone whole.
As if Rev's own soul would soon rest in peace.
--- p.108
"I had this thought.
If the baby was not going to be loved that much, why did God send that baby into the world?
--- p.117
In an instant, the truth comes to Lev.
Pastor Dan didn't tell them to run away from the kidnappers that day.
It was Pastor Dan who told me to run away from him.
From parents.
In the tithe.
I have preached and lectured so many times, and have talked for so long about the divine mission of the Rebbe, and it has all been a fraud.
Lev was born to be a tithe.
It was Pastor Dan who convinced Rev that it was a glorious and honorable destiny.
But Pastor Dan didn't really believe it.
--- p.125
"Well, I got delivered by stork," says Cyphie.
"My dad picked me up on the front steps on the first day of summer.
It wasn't a big deal.
After all, fathers were ready to start families.
In fact, the two of them were very happy.
Only then did the two of them officially acknowledge their relationship and get married.
--- p.190
"If I were to be unwinded, I'd like my eyes to go to the photographer."
Hayden says.
To the photographer who takes pictures of supermodels.
"I wish I could see a supermodel with my own eyes."
"My lips are going to rock stars," Connor says.
"These two legs will go to the Olympics."
"My ears will go to the orchestra conductor."
"My stomach is full of food critics."
"My biceps belong to a bodybuilder."
“I hope my nose… doesn’t go to anyone.”
When the plane lands, they are all smiling.
--- pp.253-254
Publisher's Review
It raises huge questions about human dignity and the ethics of science.
[The Harvester] Neal Shusterman's iconic sci-fi series
★ National Book Award-winning author
★ Hollywood TV series
★ Winner of 15 literary awards worldwide, and numerous recommended books
The representative SF series, [Unwind Distology] by Neil Shusterman, winner of the National Book Award and beloved by Korean readers for his previous work, [The Harvester] series, has been published by Open Books, translated by Kang Dong-hyeok.
Neal Shusterman is the author of The Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award, and Schwa Was Here, which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the American Library Association's Michael L.
He is a novelist who has won over 30 awards for various novels, including the [The Harvester] series, which won the Printz Award, and has achieved both literary and popular success by appearing on various bestseller lists immediately after publication.
Neil Shusterman's greatest strength is that he writes [entertaining novels], but he is also very adept at delicately raising hot social issues and forcing readers to confront philosophical questions.
The "Challenger Deep" series, which deals with mental illness, the "Harvester" series, which questions the meaning of life and death, the "Game Changer" series, which depicts various issues of hatred, and the current "Unwind Distology" series, which delves deeply into human dignity and innate human rights, all contain grand thoughts within their intriguing plots.
[Distology] is a word created by the author himself, and is a combination of bad or difficult things (dys) and study (ology), meaning the study of bad or difficult things.
This is a word that indicates that this work is not simply a dystopian science fiction, but rather contains numerous philosophical messages, such as raising questions about human dignity, exposing the reality of youth human rights, and denouncing the ethics of science and institutional oppression.
[Unwind Distology], which boasts a huge fan base around the world, is currently preparing for a TV series, and is waiting to meet readers with its grand scale and epic narrative.
100 percent of your body will continue to live
However, in a separate state
In a world where organ transplant surgery has advanced, the debate surrounding abortion intensifies, leading to the [Heartland War].
The two sides, who had been fighting without any results, reached a strange agreement called [Unwind] and passed the Life Act.
Instead of banning abortion, the bill would allow parents to retroactively terminate children between the ages of 13 and 18 if they so choose.
This system rationalizes parents' choices by offering the sophistry that even if unwound, the child's organs can live forever in another person.
The story begins with three children running away from the cruel Unwind system.
Connor, who was a source of anguish for his parents; Lisa, an orphan who grew up in a shelter; and Lev, a [Tithe] who dedicates himself to God. These three individuals, each with their own story, begin a desperate run to survive from the state, the police, and their parents.
And as we go through adventures and struggles to survive, we gradually come to realize certain truths.
It's not important to simply not die right now.
More importantly, we are outraged at being treated like useful organs and fight to be respected as human beings with dignity.
Meanwhile, the government creates [synthetic humans] by combining only unwound body parts to package this system as a new possibility for humanity, and the resulting Cam feels confused about his identity and seriously contemplates the issues of human free will, identity, and what human dignity is.
Will the children survive to the age of eighteen? And will Cam discover the answer to what it means to be human?
Digging into the most intense social issues in modern society
A dangerous and captivating dystopian novel
The right to abortion – or the termination of a pregnancy – is a hot topic in Korea and around the world.
Should abortion be permitted, respecting the pregnant person's right to physical self-determination?
Or should we consider the fetus as an equal living being and protect it?
Rather than obsessing over the logic of the [choice faction] and [life faction], which each develop their own arguments, the author broadens his perspective and seriously examines the entire landscape of modern society surrounding abortion.
The unsanitary and dangerous abortions attempted when abortion is prohibited, the question of who will raise the children born from unwanted pregnancies and how, the politicians and their supporters who propose related bills, the religious community that refuses to back down with its convictions, businesspeople who only pursue money within the loopholes of the law, and above all… … [a warm and thoughtful concern for specific human beings] that has disappeared from the center of all these debates.
In the novel, we meet each and every one of the lovable and charming characters amidst the abstract debates of ideology and vested interests.
And as I deeply engrave in my heart the friendship, love, laughter and tears of the boys and girls who, while wavering and harboring inner contradictions, rise up again and fight, I hope that they will be happy and have dignity as human beings.
How can we reunite this complex dystopian world, so reminiscent of reality, with love, affection, and respect? In Unwind Distology's grand science fiction world, steeped in philosophical contemplation, readers will find excitement, entertainment, and a solid outlook on life.
* Words from the Unwind Distology World *
- Unwind: The process of the human body being dismantled.
By law, 99.44 percent of the dismembered people must be kept alive for transplantation.
- Stork delivery: This refers to the act of a mother who does not want to raise her newborn baby and leaves the baby behind.
It is legally permitted to leave a baby at someone else's doorstep, and the person living in that home is then legally responsible for the baby.
- Harvest Camp: A licensed facility where the Unwind prepare for their divided state.
While each facility has its own unique personality, all are designed to provide a positive experience for youth identified as unwinding.
- Park Soo-do: These young terrorists inject undetectable chemicals into their circulatory systems that turn their blood into explosives.
It is so named because it causes an explosion when clapped hard.
- Youth Police Officer (Cheongdam): A law enforcement officer who works at the National Youth Bureau and is responsible for controlling Unwind.
- Tithe: Derived from the term meaning "10 percent," this term refers to children who are destined to be unwinded from birth for religious reasons.
A word from the translator
In the process, we get to a more fundamental problem.
The core question that was at the root of the conflict between the “choice faction” and the “life faction” was, in other words, “What is life?”
In this novel, the question is not directly posed as, “Is the fetus truly a life?”
Instead, it is revealed through the desperate struggles of Rewind Cam, a being born from no one and reassembled only with the organs of an unwinded person.
As we look at him, we begin to ponder along with him.
What makes him human? What makes us human?
What's truly remarkable is that, despite addressing such serious and important issues, the book never strays into dull speculation for even a moment.
[The Harvester] Neal Shusterman's iconic sci-fi series
★ National Book Award-winning author
★ Hollywood TV series
★ Winner of 15 literary awards worldwide, and numerous recommended books
The representative SF series, [Unwind Distology] by Neil Shusterman, winner of the National Book Award and beloved by Korean readers for his previous work, [The Harvester] series, has been published by Open Books, translated by Kang Dong-hyeok.
Neal Shusterman is the author of The Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award, and Schwa Was Here, which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the American Library Association's Michael L.
He is a novelist who has won over 30 awards for various novels, including the [The Harvester] series, which won the Printz Award, and has achieved both literary and popular success by appearing on various bestseller lists immediately after publication.
Neil Shusterman's greatest strength is that he writes [entertaining novels], but he is also very adept at delicately raising hot social issues and forcing readers to confront philosophical questions.
The "Challenger Deep" series, which deals with mental illness, the "Harvester" series, which questions the meaning of life and death, the "Game Changer" series, which depicts various issues of hatred, and the current "Unwind Distology" series, which delves deeply into human dignity and innate human rights, all contain grand thoughts within their intriguing plots.
[Distology] is a word created by the author himself, and is a combination of bad or difficult things (dys) and study (ology), meaning the study of bad or difficult things.
This is a word that indicates that this work is not simply a dystopian science fiction, but rather contains numerous philosophical messages, such as raising questions about human dignity, exposing the reality of youth human rights, and denouncing the ethics of science and institutional oppression.
[Unwind Distology], which boasts a huge fan base around the world, is currently preparing for a TV series, and is waiting to meet readers with its grand scale and epic narrative.
100 percent of your body will continue to live
However, in a separate state
In a world where organ transplant surgery has advanced, the debate surrounding abortion intensifies, leading to the [Heartland War].
The two sides, who had been fighting without any results, reached a strange agreement called [Unwind] and passed the Life Act.
Instead of banning abortion, the bill would allow parents to retroactively terminate children between the ages of 13 and 18 if they so choose.
This system rationalizes parents' choices by offering the sophistry that even if unwound, the child's organs can live forever in another person.
The story begins with three children running away from the cruel Unwind system.
Connor, who was a source of anguish for his parents; Lisa, an orphan who grew up in a shelter; and Lev, a [Tithe] who dedicates himself to God. These three individuals, each with their own story, begin a desperate run to survive from the state, the police, and their parents.
And as we go through adventures and struggles to survive, we gradually come to realize certain truths.
It's not important to simply not die right now.
More importantly, we are outraged at being treated like useful organs and fight to be respected as human beings with dignity.
Meanwhile, the government creates [synthetic humans] by combining only unwound body parts to package this system as a new possibility for humanity, and the resulting Cam feels confused about his identity and seriously contemplates the issues of human free will, identity, and what human dignity is.
Will the children survive to the age of eighteen? And will Cam discover the answer to what it means to be human?
Digging into the most intense social issues in modern society
A dangerous and captivating dystopian novel
The right to abortion – or the termination of a pregnancy – is a hot topic in Korea and around the world.
Should abortion be permitted, respecting the pregnant person's right to physical self-determination?
Or should we consider the fetus as an equal living being and protect it?
Rather than obsessing over the logic of the [choice faction] and [life faction], which each develop their own arguments, the author broadens his perspective and seriously examines the entire landscape of modern society surrounding abortion.
The unsanitary and dangerous abortions attempted when abortion is prohibited, the question of who will raise the children born from unwanted pregnancies and how, the politicians and their supporters who propose related bills, the religious community that refuses to back down with its convictions, businesspeople who only pursue money within the loopholes of the law, and above all… … [a warm and thoughtful concern for specific human beings] that has disappeared from the center of all these debates.
In the novel, we meet each and every one of the lovable and charming characters amidst the abstract debates of ideology and vested interests.
And as I deeply engrave in my heart the friendship, love, laughter and tears of the boys and girls who, while wavering and harboring inner contradictions, rise up again and fight, I hope that they will be happy and have dignity as human beings.
How can we reunite this complex dystopian world, so reminiscent of reality, with love, affection, and respect? In Unwind Distology's grand science fiction world, steeped in philosophical contemplation, readers will find excitement, entertainment, and a solid outlook on life.
* Words from the Unwind Distology World *
- Unwind: The process of the human body being dismantled.
By law, 99.44 percent of the dismembered people must be kept alive for transplantation.
- Stork delivery: This refers to the act of a mother who does not want to raise her newborn baby and leaves the baby behind.
It is legally permitted to leave a baby at someone else's doorstep, and the person living in that home is then legally responsible for the baby.
- Harvest Camp: A licensed facility where the Unwind prepare for their divided state.
While each facility has its own unique personality, all are designed to provide a positive experience for youth identified as unwinding.
- Park Soo-do: These young terrorists inject undetectable chemicals into their circulatory systems that turn their blood into explosives.
It is so named because it causes an explosion when clapped hard.
- Youth Police Officer (Cheongdam): A law enforcement officer who works at the National Youth Bureau and is responsible for controlling Unwind.
- Tithe: Derived from the term meaning "10 percent," this term refers to children who are destined to be unwinded from birth for religious reasons.
A word from the translator
In the process, we get to a more fundamental problem.
The core question that was at the root of the conflict between the “choice faction” and the “life faction” was, in other words, “What is life?”
In this novel, the question is not directly posed as, “Is the fetus truly a life?”
Instead, it is revealed through the desperate struggles of Rewind Cam, a being born from no one and reassembled only with the organs of an unwinded person.
As we look at him, we begin to ponder along with him.
What makes him human? What makes us human?
What's truly remarkable is that, despite addressing such serious and important issues, the book never strays into dull speculation for even a moment.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: July 10, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 488 pages | 128*188*30mm
- ISBN13: 9788932925226
- ISBN10: 8932925224
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