We’re Obsessed With This Book About a 65-Year-Old Korean Assassin

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We’re Obsessed With This Book About a 65-Year-Old Korean Assassin

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Article: https://www.fodors.com/news/books/interview-gu-byeong-mo-author-of-the-novel-the-old-woman-with-the-knife
Journal: fodors
Issued Date: March 23, 2022
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: UNITED STATES
City: Los Angeles
Book: The Old Woman with the Knife
Writer: Gu Byeong-mo
Translator: Chi-Young Kim

About the Author

GU Byeong-mo
Birth : 1967 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Byeong-mo
Family Name : Gu
Korean Name : 구병모
ISNI : 0000000108317297
Works : 20

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English(English)

It’s not often that a book’s central heroine is a woman over the age of 40. It’s also not a common occurrence to read about a female assassin. The main character of Gu Beyong-mo’s highly-acclaimed novel, The Old Woman With the Knife, is both.

Translated Books20 See More

French(Français) Book Available
Les petits pains de la pleine lune
Gu Byeong-mo / 구병모 / 2010
French(Français) Book Available
Fils de l'eau
Gu Byeong-mo / 구병모 / 2013
Spanish(Español) Book Available
La panadería encantada
Gu Byeong-mo / 구병모 / 2015