"Thirst" 박쥐Park Chan-wook and others
That Book: 270 pp., 12,000 won
Award-winning director Park Chan-wook is making headlines with his upcoming film ``Thirst,’’ and presents the book version, co-written with scriptwriter Jeong Seo-gyeong and novelist Choi In.
``This piece was inspired by Emile Zola’s `Therese Raquin’ and is a product of two countries, three centuries and four authors,’’ Park introduces his book.
The book reads quickly and easily even though it is replete with lush, descriptive details in depicting the downfall of a man. Zola’s 19th-century realism and the Western vampire legend melt naturally and eerily into modern Korea.
Sang-hoon, a devout Catholic priest, risks his life to take part in a dangerous medical experiment. During the process he contracts mysterious blood and turns into a ravenous vampire. He starts breaking the 10 Commandments as he succumbs to his newly developed instincts, and what’s more, he becomes entangled in an affair with his friend’s wife, Tae-ju. Meanwhile, Tae-ju, sick of her hysterical mother-in-law and spineless husband, lures Sang-hoon into killing her husband.
The movie is slated for release April 30.
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