Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories -- Young-Ha Kim, Paperback

"Filled with the kind of sublime, galvanizing stories that strike like a lightning bolt, searing your nerves . . . It's easy enough to see why Kim . . . is acclaimed as the best writer of his generation; pick up this book and find out for yourself." -- Nylon

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.

"Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other, the comedy inside the tragedy, and the twisted within the seemingly normal." -- CrimeReads

Author: Young-Ha Kim
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/16/2019
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781328545428

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2019
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2019
Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 118
Booklist 04/01/2019 pg. 19
Shelf Awareness 05/03/2019

About the Author
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 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.