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Diary of a Murderer And Other Stories
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- YOUNG-HA KIM
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- 2019
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- Literature - Korean literature - Contemporary fiction
"It's been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone, or has it been twenty-six?
Diary of a Murderer captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge—between life and death, good and evil. In the titular novella, a former serial killer suffering from memory loss sets his sights on one final target: his daughter's boyfriend, who he suspects is also a serial killer. In other stories we witness an affair between two childhood friends that questions the limits of loyalty and love; a family's disintegration after a baby son is kidnapped and recovered years later; and a wild, erotic ride about pursuing creativity at the expense of everything else.
From ""one of South Korea's best and most worldly writers"" (NPR), Diary of a Murderer is chilling and high-powered all the way through."
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Diary of a Murderer And Other StoriesKim Young-Ha
/2020Kim Byeongsu is losing his mind. Quite literally. He keeps forgetting the little things in life, like basic words, whether or not he has a dog, the last time he killed someone... In his prime, Byeongsu was one of the best murderers around, spending years obsessively trying to perfect his technique... -
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Diary of a Murderer by Kim Young-ha review – dark stories from South Korea
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