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    Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories

    By Young-ha Kim

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    Kim 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, only killing in the pursuit of artistry. And then he gave it all up to be a dedicated father to his adopted-daughter, Eunhui. Now though, suffering from the onset of dementia, he decides to come out of retirement one last time and for one final target: his daughter's boyfriend, who he believes is a serial killer just like him. After all, it takes one to know one.

    In other dark and glittering tales, an affair between two childhood friends questions the limits of loyalty and love; a family disintegrates after a baby son is kidnapped and recovered years later; and a wild, erotic pursuit of creativity might just come at the expense of all sanity.

    'Filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves' Nylon

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtlantic Books
    Release dateJan 2, 2020
    ISBN9781838950033
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    Young-ha Kim

    YOUNG-HA KIM is the author of seven novels—four published in the United States, including the acclaimed I Have the Right to Destroy Myself and the award-winning Black Flower—and five short-story collections. He has won every major Korean literature award, and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Seoul, South Korea. 

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    • 5/5
      Deeply intelligent stories. It's my first encounter with the author but I will surely explore his work to death. I loved every minute of it.
    • 4/5
      The first three stories were brilliant with the first being the best in my opinion. The last story was just okay but a really solid collection overall.