Hailed by critics and award-winning authors-including Kim Cho-yeop (author of If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light)-as a representative masterpiece of the Korean science-fiction Golden Age, Future Past Tense is the eagerly awaited new collection from the masterful storyteller, Bae Myung-hoon. Bae returns with eight utterly original worlds where the boundaries of time, space, and language dissolve, confirming his place as a pioneer of modern Korean literature.Experience the heart-wrenching pursuit of a vanished first love and follow journeys that span from the bottom of the Earth's ocean to spacecraft bound for Mars. Bae's unique voice-a trademark blend of intellectual discourse, empathetic humor, and keen social insight-delivers a reading experience that is both exhilarating and deeply moving. This essential collection defines the standard for contemporary Korean speculative fiction.