Christian Kracht: empire

Christian Kracht's full-length novel, *Empire*. Taking the real-life figure August Engelhardt, who lived his entire life with unique delusional beliefs, as its protagonist, this work vividly portrays the circumstances surrounding him and the historical developments that unfold. In this work, where the author unfolds reflections on reality and unique imagination through highly compressed prose, one can examine the arrogance and frailty of the people living in this world. In the early 20th century, as the waves of imperialism raged, August Engelhardt, a melancholic and shy nudist disillusioned with the destructive civilized society, purchases a German island in the South Pacific to build a utopia where coconuts serve as the staple food. Initially gentle with an elevated soul who upheld his beliefs, he gradually becomes desolate in his solitude and transforms into a strict dogmatist…

Korean title: 제국

Korean author: 크리스티안 크라흐트

Korean publisher: 문학과지성사

ISBN-13: 9788932025056