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Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories by Kim, Young-Ha
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- Book Title
- Diary of a Murderer : and Other Stories
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- 6.5 Oz
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From "one of South Korea's best and most worldly writers" (NPR): An electric collection that captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge--between life and death, good and evil
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HarperCollins
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1328545423
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9781328545428
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Diary of a Murderer : and Other Stories
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Trade Paperback
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English
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Thrillers / Crime, Thrillers / Psychological, Literary, Linguistics / General
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2019
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Language Arts & Disciplines, Fiction
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208 Pages
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8.1 in
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0.6 in
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5.4 in
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6.5 Oz
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"This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to alzheimer's, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019" " These tales of obsession reverberate with the hard, cool, and dryly comic voice of one of South Korea's most versatile writers ...Creeping anxiety and Kafkaesque humor meld in [the] deceptively intricate novella...The other three stories retain the first one's chilliness (sustained nicely with help from Lee's translation)...A lively, enthralling introduction to [Kim's] eclectic artistry." -- Kirkus Reviews "This dark, innovative story collection from Kim is rife with grim plots and unreliable narrators...The best stories are engrossing and disturbing , and are excellent showcases of Kim's talent.." -- Publishers Weekly, "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to alzheimer's, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019", "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to Alzheimer's, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "A breath of fresh air." --Amazon Book Review "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019" "The first story collection by this celebrated South Korean author to be translated into English tackles the fragility of our narratives as death and loss intercede. Darkly humorous , particularly the titular serial killer battling dementia." -- AM New York , "New novels to read in 2019" " These tales of obsession reverberate with the hard, cool, and dryly comic voice of one of South Korea's most versatile writers . . . Creeping anxiety and Kafkaesque humor meld in [the] deceptively intricate novella...The other three stories retain the first one's chilliness (sustained nicely with help from Lee's translation) . . . A lively, enthralling introduction to [Kim's] eclectic artistry." -- Kirkus Reviews "Kim delicately weaves philosophical debates on the nature of happiness andmorality into his characters' inner narrations . Both jarring and atmospheric , this is a cerebrally satisfying collection." -- Booklist "This dark, innovative story collection from Kim is rife with grim plots and unreliable narrators . . . The best stories are engrossing and disturbing , and are excellent showcases of Kim's talent.." -- Publishers Weekly " Spiky, quirky reading for all short story fans, whether of literary or pop bent." -- Library Journal " Explosive stories in which fathers are serial killers, the kidnapped find their way back home and more." -- Paperback Paris, "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to Alzheimer's, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ."-- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019" " These tales of obsession reverberate with the hard, cool, and dryly comic voice of one of South Korea's most versatile writers . . . Creeping anxiety and Kafkaesque humor meld in [the] deceptively intricate novella...The other three stories retain the first one's chilliness (sustained nicely with help from Lee's translation) . . . A lively, enthralling introduction to [Kim's] eclectic artistry." -- Kirkus Reviews "This dark, innovative story collection from Kim is rife with grim plots and unreliable narrators . . . The best stories are engrossing and disturbing , and are excellent showcases of Kim's talent.." -- Publishers Weekly, "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019", "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim''s first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren''t any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It''s easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You''ll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to Alzheimer''s, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" " Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories is a brilliant collection of short stories that run the gamut from intense thrillers to introspective reflections on pain...[A] visceral gut punch...Young-ha Kim is exceedingly good at distorting reality and telling stories about how meaningless reality truly is. This is everyday surrealism with a sharp edge. In this collection, serial killers are sympathetic and traumatized children are spoiled brats who heartlessly traumatize two generations, one older and one younger. As bleak as this collection is, a bright ray of light shines through. That ray is called ''talent,'' and Young-ha Kim is an author who deserves to be very famous." -- New York Journal of Books "A breath of fresh air." --Amazon Book Review "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He''s not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he''s a former serial killer. The last story, ''The Writer,'' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I''m already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We''re Looking Forward To Reading In 2019" "The first story collection by this celebrated South Korean author to be translated into English tackles the fragility of our narratives as death and loss intercede. Darkly humorous , particularly the titular serial killer battling dementia." -- AM New York , "New novels to read in 2019" " These tales of obsession reverberate with the hard, cool, and dryly comic voice of one of South Korea''s most versatile writers . . . Creeping anxiety and Kafkaesque humor meld in [the] deceptively intricate novella...The other three stories retain the first one''s chilliness (sustained nicely with help from Lee''s translation) . . . A lively, enthralling introduction to [Kim''s] eclectic artistry." -- Kirkus Reviews "Kim delicately weaves philosophical debates on the nature of happiness andmorality into his characters'' inner narrations . Both jarring and atmospheric , this is a cerebrally satisfying collection." -- Booklist "This dark, innovative story collection from Kim is rife with grim plots and unreliable narrators . . . The best stories are engrossing and disturbing , and are excellent showcases of Kim''s talent.." -- Publishers Weekly " Spiky, quirky reading for all short story fans, whether of literary or pop bent." -- Library Journal " Explosive stories in which fathers are serial killers, the kidnapped find their way back home and more." -- Paperback Paris, "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to alzheimer's, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019" " These tales of obsession reverberate with the hard, cool, and dryly comic voice of one of South Korea's most versatile writers ...Creeping anxiety and Kafkaesque humor meld in [the] deceptively intricate novella...The other three stories retain the first one's chilliness (sustained nicely with help from Lee's translation)...A lively, enthralling introduction to [Kim's] eclectic artistry." -- Kirkus Reviews, "This is celebrated Korean writer Young-ha Kim's first story collection to be translated into English, and it is filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . The titular novella follows a reformed serial killer who has given himself one more target--a man who is set to murder his daughter. The stakes of the other stories aren't any lower and involve kidnappings and affairs, trauma and transcendence. It's easy enough to see why Kim has won every Korean literature award and is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation ; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- NYLON , "50 Books You'll Want to Read in 2019" " Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal. In his short story collection Diary of A Murder, the titular novella guides us through the deteriorating mind of a serial killer as he tries to save his daughter from becoming victim to another killer in town before he succumbs to Alzheimer's, while subsequent short stories showcasing an O. Henry-level irony mixed with an Italo Calvino style of humanism ." -- CrimeReads , "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "A breath of fresh air." --Amazon Book Review "In the title novella of the collection, an elderly man considers coming out of retirement for one last job to save his daughter from the fiancé he believes wants to murder her. He's not a retired detective or a bodyguard, though; he's a former serial killer. The last story, 'The Writer,' opens with an anecdote about a man who is convinced he is a corncob. Needless to say, I'm already beguiled ." -- Huffington Post , "61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019" " These tales of obsession reverberate with the hard, cool, and dryly comic voice of one of South Korea's most versatile writers . . . Creeping anxiety and Kafkaesque humor meld in [the] deceptively intricate novella...The other three stories retain the first one's chilliness (sustained nicely with help from Lee's translation) . . . A lively, enthralling introduction to [Kim's] eclectic artistry." -- Kirkus Reviews "Kim delicately weaves philosophical debates on the nature of happiness andmorality into his characters' inner narrations . Both jarring and atmospheric , this is a cerebrally satisfying collection." -- Booklist "This dark, innovative story collection from Kim is rife with grim plots and unreliable narrators . . . The best stories are engrossing and disturbing , and are excellent showcases of Kim's talent.." -- Publishers Weekly
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2019
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2018-042555
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