The Ax Korean Edition (Original Novel of the Film <No Other Choice>)

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Korean Edition Novel
[ The Ax - Original Novel of the Film <No Other Choice> ]
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Korean Title    액스 - <어쩔 수가 없다> 원작소설
English Title    The Ax - Original Novel of the Film <No Other Choice>
Original Title    The Ax (1997년)
Type    Korean Edition English Novel
Release Date    2025-09-08
Page & Size    340p | 5.0 x 7.4 in



ISBN    9791192385365
Author(s)    Donald Westlake, Choi Pil-won
Publisher    Open House
KJCstar ID    NOELE165
This book is written in Korean.
Description

Burke Devore, a middle-class head of household who had worked diligently for 23 years at a paper company, was suddenly laid off due to restructuring. Contrary to his expectations that he would quickly find reemployment given his career, he has been struggling with job hunting for two years now. After his unemployment benefits were cut off, he spent his days in despair. In order to restore his crumbling family and heal his wounded soul, he comes up with a shocking plan.

He places a fake job ad in a magazine for a manager position at a paper company he created virtually. His mailbox becomes filled with resumes from long-term unemployed individuals like himself. He then selects candidates who have better qualifications than him. If these people apply to the company where Burke submitted his resume, the HR manager would naturally choose one of them instead of Burke. Therefore, these people must disappear forever from the world. There’s no other choice.

 

23년간 성실히 근무해 온 제지회사에서 하루아침에 정리해고를 당한 중산층 가장 버크 데보레. 자신의 경력이라면 금방 재취업할 수 있을 거라는 기대와는 달리 그는 2년째 힘겨운 구직 활동을 계속하고 있다. 실업 수당마저 끊기고 절망적인 나날을 보내던 그는 붕괴해 가는 자신의 가정을 복구하고 상처 입은 영혼을 구원하기 위해 기막힌 계획을 세운다.

그는 잡지에 자신이 가상으로 만들어낸 제지회사에서 관리자를 뽑는다는 가짜 구인 광고를 낸다. 사서함에는 그와 같은 장기 실직자들의 이력서가 가득 쌓이고, 그는 자신보다 더 좋은 조건을 가진 경쟁자들을 추려낸다. 만약 버크가 이력서를 넣은 회사에 이들도 지원한다면 인사 담당자는 당연히 버크가 아닌 이들 중 한 명을 뽑을 것이다. 그러니 이들은 세상에서 영원히 사라져야 한다. 어쩔 수가 없다.