MEMORY CARE

A futuristic thriller that was on the bestselling list.

In a future South Korea, a revolutionary memory-manipulation technology emerges. Memories, especially traumatic ones, are converted into tangible "tags". These tags determine societal status: the more flawless, the higher your prestige. As individuals vie for perfection, they cunningly edit memories, either spotlighting their own valor or tarnishing others. These records aren't private. They're inspected during key life moments - college admissions, job evaluations, and even potential marriages. The world shifts towards hyper-censorship, and to prevent lasting shared memories, society reverts from digital to analog, sidelining cameras and social media. Central to societal norms is erasing memories of the deceased to avoid trauma. Yet, Bom, our protagonist, clings to memories of her late grandfather. To do so, she's drawn into corporate subterfuge, promoting a rising memory care pharmaceutical giant. The twist? Her grandfather was a founding architect of this memory system. Memory Care is a discerning reflection on our positivity-obsessed culture, mental health stigmas, and society's intricate dance with trauma. It uniquely portrays a world embracing analog amidst chaos, while paradoxically leaning on high-tech memory control. Born in Busan in 1991, Bora Jin majored in Public Administration in college and worked as a city planning civil servant. She began her literary career by winning The New Korean Voice Prize for her debut novel, Memory Care. She has a hobby of uncovering and bringing to the page the fantastical narratives hidden in small regions on the peripheries of the public eye. She draws inspiration from those narratives and consistently cherishes today's 'cities' and our urban environments that remain fluid and relevant even in our fast-changing time.