News from Abroad (97)

Murder is more cumbersome than you think
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Murder is more cumbersome than you think

INDO&NY
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11 March 2020

Byongsu Kim is 70. He was a vet. But most of all he was a serial killer. Today, he suffers from Alzheimer's. His murders more than a quarter of a century back. But now he had once again ran to protect his daughter, he says. Because a successor makes the area unsafe. Kim is convinced to have him in...
SHORT STORIES
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SHORT STORIES

Daily Mail
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Jan 23, 2020

In the titular tale, retired serial killer Kim Byeongsu is forgetting everything — words, days, events, the last person he murdered. Dementia is erasing his world, replacing vivid recollections with a fog of doubt and despair.
Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea
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Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea

U.K
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The Guardian
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Wed 1 Jan 2020

Given that loss of memory has become a familiar device in fiction, and the psychopath such a popular character archetype, we shouldn’t be too surprised by the notion of a serial killer hero with Alzheimer’s. The title story of South Korean author Kim Young-ha’s collection is a first-person...
金英夏《猜謎秀》導讀：被放逐的青春，第歐根尼的邏輯
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- Chinese
金英夏《猜謎秀》導讀：被放逐的青春，第歐根尼的邏輯

Taiwan
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The News Lens
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June 21, 2019

【解說】被放逐的青春，第歐根尼的邏輯（節錄） 1. 逃亡的終結，放逐的開始金英夏寫了成長小說，就是《猜謎秀》這部作品。這部小說距離金英夏的上一部長篇《光之帝國》（2006）的出版只有一年。今年年初起（編按：即原書出版的二○○七年），金英夏雖在某家日報開始連載，沒想到會如此迅速出版。這是令人意想不到的煙火秀，更不能不說是「驚人秀」。況且這部長篇小說非常厚，更加令人驚訝。我得說他的速度實在太快了。
Inside the Head of an Aging Serial Killer
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Inside the Head of an Aging Serial Killer

U.S.A
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the atlantic
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June 11, 2019

The writer Kim Young-ha recognizes, and challenges, this cultural sympathy for the serial killer with his recent collection of short stories, Diary of a Murderer. The four-parter, translated from Korean by Krys Lee, opens with a novella of the same name that follows an aging former serial killer,...

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International Events (22)

The Paris International Book Fair
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- France
The Paris International Book Fair

2016/03/17 to 2016/03/20

Korea was invited as the Guest of Honor at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair, held from March 16–20, in celebration of 130 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. Nearly 3,000 writers from 45 countries attended the fair where around 800 events were held. A total of 30 Korean...
The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair
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- Czech
- Turkey
The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair

2015/05/06 to 2015/05/17

LTI Korea attended the Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival in Turkey and the Prague International Book Fair in the Czech Republic from May 6 to 17. Writers Yi Mun-yol and Kim Young-ha participated in the events organized by LTI Korea and interacted with their Turkish and Czech fans. On May 7, Yi...
The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair
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- Czech
- Turkey
The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair

2015/05/06 to 2015/05/17

LTI Korea attended the Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival in Turkey and the Prague International Book Fair in the Czech Republic from May 6 to 17. Writers Yi Mun-yol and Kim Young-ha participated in the events organized by LTI Korea and interacted with their Turkish and Czech fans. On May 7, Yi...
LTI Korea: Brazil Forum
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- Brazil
LTI Korea: Brazil Forum

2014/04/12 to 2014/04/21
The London Book Fair
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- United Kingdom
The London Book Fair

2014/04/07 to 2014/04/11

This year’s London Book Fair, held from April 8-10 at Earls Court, was an exciting occasion for the Korean publishing and literary community, with Korea being showcased as the Market Focus country for 2014. The London Book Fair Korea Market Focus programme consisted broadly of two different types:...

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Translated Books (75)

黑色花
- Book
- Chinese
- Available
黑色花

Taiwan
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金英夏
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김영하
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

◎榮獲2004年東仁文學獎吹著笛子的太監、賤民孤兒、叛教的神父、能降神的巫師、見風使舵的小偷、身上泛著鹿血氣味的少女、認不清現實的王族、夢想建設新大韓的退伍軍人…… 　　他們是離鄉背井，偶然在歷史的塵埃中開花之人，　　就算活得事與願違，仍要在這片黑色大地上，植下夢想與生命。　　「我總是被那些遠赴他鄉，然後消失無蹤的人所牽動，這次也不例外。那些在一九○五年離開濟物浦，...
見
- Book
- Chinese
- Available
見

Taiwan
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金英夏
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김영하
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary essays

書評家譽為「韓國的卡夫卡」　　韓國王牌製作人羅PD《懂也沒用的神祕雜學詞典》節目固定嘉賓　　李箱文學獎、東仁文學獎、黃順元文學獎、萬海文學獎、現代文學獎、文學村作家獎得主　　◎這是一個你不知道的金英夏（他不喜歡搭飛機、當兵時負責編輯犯人日記、大四去算命被預言靠講話和寫字為生、預測電影票房老是成為反指標……）　　◎這是一本你可以窺見其小說幕後、一探作家腦迴路的散文集　　「我們生活在信息、...
Deux Personnes Seules au Monde
- Book
- French
Deux Personnes Seules au Monde

France
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YOUNG-HA KIM
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김영하
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2019
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Parfois on a l'impression d'être le dernier à parler une langue que tout le monde aurait oubliée. C'est juste qu'on se sent seul au monde. On a perdu quelqu'un que l'on aimait plus que tout, comme un...
Qu'est devenu l'homme coincé dans l'ascenseur ? et autres nouvelles
- Book
- French
Qu'est devenu l'homme coincé dans l'ascenseur ? et autres nouvelles

France
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YOUNG-HA KIM
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김영하
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2011
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

Un type coincé dans un ascenseur, un homme que lamour rend invisible, un écrivain qui na pas dombre, un vampire quatre nouvelles drôles et savoureuses, au bord du fantastique, de lauteur de La...
Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories
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- English
Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories

U.K.
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Kim Young-Ha
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김영하
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2020
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction

In his prime, Byeongsu was one of the best murderers around, spending years obsessively trying to perfect his technique, only killing in the pursuit of artistry. And then he gave it all up to be a...

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Korean Writers: The Novelist
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Korean Writers: The Novelist

Korea Literature Translation Institute
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2005
/ Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction - Anthology of Contemporary Fiction

Published by MINUMSA, 2005 Copyright 2005 by Korea Literature Translation Institute(LTI Korea) Translation by Ryu Suk-hee, Design by jjwan Printed in Seoul, Korea Photo Copyright Han Young-hee

Introduction Material on Kim Young-ha of Korean Writers

Contents

News from Abroad (97)

Murder is more cumbersome than you think

SHORT STORIES

Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea

金英夏《猜謎秀》導讀：被放逐的青春，第歐根尼的邏輯

Inside the Head of an Aging Serial Killer

International Events (22)

The Paris International Book Fair

The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair

The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival / The Prague International Book Fair

LTI Korea: Brazil Forum

The London Book Fair

Translated Books (75)

黑色花

見

Deux Personnes Seules au Monde

Qu'est devenu l'homme coincé dans l'ascenseur ? et autres nouvelles

Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories

Related Report / Texts

Korean Writers: The Novelist