Country South Korea Publisher Opus Press Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 29 June 2015 Genre Science Fiction | Language Korean Publication date 29 June 2015 Pages 344 pp ISBN 9791195145485 | |
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The Final Last of the Ultimate End (최후의 마지막 결말의 끝 Choihu ŭi majimak kyŏrmal ŭi ggŭt) is a collection of short stories by Kwak Jaesik, first published in 2015 by Opus Press.
It contains the following short stories:
Most of the stories are categorized into science fiction, but there are exceptions, such as "Do Not Open It". "Do Not Open It" and "Do Not Stop Reading This or It Blows" have metafiction elements.
"Do Not Stop Reading This or It Blows" is an extended version of his story published in the October 2011 issue of Esquire (magazine) Korean edition.
Critical response
Seonghun Kim, Editor for Cine 21, praised its uniqueness and entertainment value as "charming stories beginning from extra ordinary things but always going with realistic background". Hankook Ilbo also described The Final Last of the Ultimate End as "stories that give catharsis of breaking away from everyday routine". On the other hand, Hyojeong Yoon of Inter Park criticized it, writing "they are funny but too obsessive about humor and joke".