- Overview
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This is a record of sophisticated horror.
- Book Intro
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This novel tells the story of a retired serial killer who is struggling with Alzheimer's disease. 19 years after his debut, author Kim Young-hais still viewed as the most youthful for his unique writing style. He delivers a new novel full of bold aphorisms, unexpected humor and wit, and an elaborately-designed twist ending that will leave readers astonished.
Kim Byeong-su is a serial killer 25 years into his retirement after three decades of committing murders. This book tells the story of a cruel joke that life has dealt Kim in his lonely battle against Alzheimer's disease at 70 years of age as he comes to grips with a world that is crumbling all around him. It deals with temptations and provocations in everyday routines, revealing deep insights into life, death, time, and evil as Kim plans his final murder in an attempt to save his daughter.
- About the Author
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Kim Youngha
Kim Youngha is a writer who breaks down boundaries, a writer who goes beyond his limits, and a writer who challenges taboos. Every novel written by Kim has been published in about ten countries, including the United States, Japan, and France, translated into the languages of each. He also translated The Great Gatsby, written by Scott G. Fitzgerald, into Korean. Novels written by Kim Youngha include Black Flower, Your Republic Is Calling You, Quiz Show, I Have the Right to Destroy Myself, Why Did Arang, and I Hear Your Voice. Story collections created by Kim include Nobody Knows What Happened, Brother Is Back, What Happened to the Man Stuck in an Elevator, and The Call. Essay collections authored by Kim include Post-Itand The Traveler. Kim has won various awards including the Dongin Literary Award, the Lee Sang Literary Award, the Hwang Soonwon Literary Award, the Manhae Literary Award, and the Hyundai Literary Award.
