HilarionZabala,aformermastersergeant,istormentedbyastrangesmell.Thediagnosisisphantosmia,i.e.olfactoryhallucinations,whereheperceivessmellsthatdonotactuallyexist.Hisdoctorattributesthistopasttraumaandrecommendsthatheconfrontandrecallhisdarkmilitaryserviceperiodasasolution.Zabala,willingtotakeonanytask,voluntarilyvisitsamilitarybaseandiseventuallyassignedtoaremoteislandpenalcolony.However,anotherhorrificrealityawaitshimthere. Fromreligiousbloodshedtohumanrightsabusesagainstwomen,thevariousformsofviolencecreatedbyhumansarestillstructurallyandroutinelypervasive.Howcanjusticeandsalvationbeachievedinanageofviolence?Canviolenceusedtopreventviolenceeverbejustified?Deepanguishisreflectedthroughthecontemplativeblack-and-whiteimagery.(BOOKyunghwan)
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