The Final Last of the Ultimate End
 Front cover from the first edition | |
| Author | Kwak Jaesik |
|---|---|
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Fantasy Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Opus Press |
Publication date | 29 June 2015 |
| Publication place | South Korea |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 344 pp |
| ISBN | 9791195145485 |
The Final Last of the Ultimate End (최후의 마지막 결말의 끝 Choihu ŭi majimak kyŏrmal ŭi ggŭt) is a collection of short stories by Kwak Jaesik, first published in 2015 by Opus Press.
It contains the following short stories:
- "I Meet Her"
- "Mind Reading"
- "The Superpower"
- "The Final Last of the Ultimate End"
- "32 Years of Robot Rebel"
- "Do Not Open It"
- "Do Not Stop Reading This or It Blows"
- "From Dusk of Sunday Till Dawn of Monday"
Most of the stories are categorized into science fiction, but there are exceptions, such as "Mind Reading" and "Do Not Open It". "Do Not Open It" and "Do Not Stop Reading This or It Blows" have metafiction elements.
"Do Not Stop Reading This or It Blows" is an extended version of his story published in October 2011 issue of Esquire (magazine) Korean edition.
Critical response
Seonghun Kim, Editor for Cine 21, praised its uniqueness and entertainment value as "charming stories beginning from extra ordinary things but always going with realistic background".[1] Hankook Ilbo also described The Final Last of the Ultimate End as "stories that give catharsis of breaking away from everyday routine".[2] On the other hand, Hyojeong Yoon of Inter Park criticized it, writing "they are funny but too obsessive about humor and joke".[3]
References
- ^ "씨네21 : 직장인의 상냥한 수다". Cine21.com. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ^ "새 책 '싸나희 순정' 外". hankookilbo.com. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ "판타지 공식을 '깨는' 엄친아 공대생 곽재식의 이중생활". bookdb.co.kr. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-01-09.