Diary of a Murderer

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. -- <em>Nylon</em> <p/><strong><em>It's been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone or has it been twenty-six?</em></strong> <p/><em>Diary of a Murderer </em>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. <br> From one of South Korea's best and most worldly writers (NPR) <em>Diary of a Murderer</em> is chilling and high-powered all the way through. <p/> Kim is expert at finding the humanity inside the other the comedy inside the tragedy and the twisted within the seemingly normal. -- <em>CrimeReads</em>