Literature

Toscu

Jeong Gwangmo
Pages
336
Dimensions
127*188
ISBN
978-89-6545-356-7 03810
Price
13,800KRW
Date
May 2016
Contents
Novel
*2016 Sejong Selection, literature Category

The scientist of robot engineering is missing on the island of the Philippines

He encounters “Another Me”


This book starts off in Boracay, a renowned resort island of the Philippines. After marrying a Filipino woman, Mr. Nam settled down in the Philippines and started a yacht tour business to the Korean tourists with his younger assistant, Tae-seong. One day, Mr. Nam receives a tour reservation from three people who are all different in personality and background, and who for unknown reasons want to sail to a deserted island. Tae-seong, who will be their captain, grew up in a juvenile detention center as a child. He was a truck driver in South Korea before he came to the Philippines at the request of Mr. Nam. At first, the tour group keep their purpose of the voyage a secret from Tae-seong but Park Sun-ik, one of the passengers, discloses the e-mail from Dr. Jang, a man the group is searching for. It turns out that he is not missing but is staying on some island for the purpose of investigating the phenomenon of “Toscu”, which is an exploration for the truth of one’s existence.