02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Book review: Cheon Seon-ran's The Midnight Shift is a fresh take on vampire lore
The Midnight Shift by South Korean writer Cheon Seon-ran goes on extended explorations of cultural dislocation, female relationships and urban alienation.
By Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Gene Png
Fiction/Bloomsbury/Paperback/304 pages/$30.87
Fans have long known that seemingly pulpy genres like science fiction, fantasy and horror can offer some of the most resonant metaphors for real life. These readers will be well pleased with South Korean writer Cheon Seon-ran's fluid remake of the vampire myth.
