Journeying through space to make it to a wedding on time

Kim wrote 'I'm Waiting For You' in 2014 for a friend who wanted to commission a science-fiction story with which to propose to his girlfriend. Photo: Harper Voyager, Hyeyoung

Not knowing if you can hold your wedding is an anxiety many couples will be all too familiar with of late, as Covid-19 pandemic restrictions throw nuptial plans into disarray.

But South Korean science-fiction author Kim Bo-young's novella I'm Waiting For You takes wedding uncertainty to intergalactic extremes.