Break Room - by Miye Lee (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

A gripping and incisive psychological gameshow drama from one of the biggest stars in Korean fiction, author of million-copy bestseller The Dallergut Dream Department Store.

Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to participate in a new reality show called Break Room. But what starts as an opportunity for fame is quickly revealed to be something far more unsettling when they learn how they were chosen--voted in by their respective coworkers as "the office villain."

Among them is an imposter--a mole planted by the show's producers. The only way to win the prize money is to uncover the saboteur before time runs out.

As alliances shift and paranoia festers, the contestants begin to realize that the true challenge isn't surviving the show--it's facing their own selves.

Welcome . . . Step into the world of the reality show, Break Room, where every smile hides suspicion, and every word could be a clue.

Review Quotes

"Packs a punch . . . You'll definitely see your colleagues in a different light after reading this." --The Express (UK)

"[A] psychological thriller combining office politics with a reality TV game show." --Publishers Weekly

"A fantastical narrative." --CNN on THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE

"All things are possible in Lee's captivating world." --Shelf Awareness on THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE

"A comforting story of dreams, lives, and the ways people process all that reality offers them." --Kirkus Reviews on THE DALLERGUT DREAM DEPARTMENT STORE

About the Author

Miye Lee is the author of the globally bestselling duology The Dallergut Dream Department Store and The Dallergut Dream-Making District. Break Room is her latest work. She lives in Busan.

Sandy Joosun Lee is a translator based in Seoul. Her translations include Won-pyung Sohn's Almond and Miye Lee's The Dallergut Dream Department Store duology. She also works in animation, translating and developing animated content including The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf and Star Wars: Visions.