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Luminous

A refreshing take on what it means to be a robot, Silvia Park’s Luminous characterizes androids and bots as expressions of human weakness and desire.

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Review of ‘Luminous’

In a reunified Korea, sometime in the indeterminate future, robots have altered the world on a smartphone-style scale. And in particular, a robot named Yoyo has altered the lives of police officer Jun; his sister, roboticist Morgan; and an 11-year-old girl named Ruijie. A prototype of Morgan and Jun’s father, a famous…

Interview with Silvia Park

Silvia Park’s debut novel, Luminous, takes place in a near-future, reunified Korea where robots bear the weight of human emotions.

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