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A Love Story from the End of the World |
2025 |
Juhea Kim |
Buy |
This page lists the short story collections by Juhea Kim. Kim is primarily known for her novels, but her shorter fiction has appeared in publications like Granta, Guernica, and The Massachusetts Review.
A Love Story from the End of the World (2025) is her first published collection. It contains ten stories set in near-future and speculative worlds shaped by climate change and technology. The settings span from a biodome-covered Seoul to a Pacific island turned into a massive landfill, with each story focusing on how ordinary people navigate love and loss in extraordinary circumstances. The New Yorker named it one of the best books of 2025, and the opening story “Biodome” is being adapted into a film.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is A Love Story from the End of the World about?
A Love Story from the End of the World is a collection of ten stories that explore individual lives set against climate change and technological transformation. The stories range from a near-future Seoul encased in a biodome to an island landfill where a boy encounters K-pop superstars, each examining how people find connection in a changing world.
Do you need to read Juhea Kim's novels before her short story collection?
No. A Love Story from the End of the World is a standalone collection with no connection to Kim’s novels Beasts of a Little Land or City of Night Birds. The stories have their own characters and settings, mostly set in near-future or speculative versions of real places.
How was A Love Story from the End of the World received?
The collection was named one of the best books of 2025 by The New Yorker. The opening story, Biodome, is being adapted into a film. Critics compared the collection to the work of Richard Powers and George Saunders for its combination of environmental awareness and emotional sincerity.