NARROW ROOMS TP

A romantic thriller that probes the dark corners of desire and isolation with quiet unease - for fans of Moto Hagio and Nick Drnaso. In Choi Sungmin’s Narrow Rooms, a young woman leaves her rural home to study in Seoul and better herself. But there she quickly becomes the target of unwanted attention from her lecturer, while her classmates’ whispering only deepens her alienation.

Living in a narrow, poorly soundproofed room, the suffocating atmosphere begins to distort her boundaries and perceptions. Searching for a way out, she fixates on a handsome new neighbor - a fascination that turns into obsession: she secretly rummages through his mailbox, collects discarded cigarette butts and tea bags, and hoards his trash. But when she discovers something unsavory about the object of her desire, she must confront the morality of her own actions.

• Psychological thriller with romantic undertones
• Themes: loneliness, obsession, transgression of boundaries
• Big-city setting: Seoul
• Translated from Korean by Janet Hong