Bücher von Kim Young-ha

Parasite meets Han Kang in these twisted tales of murder, loyalty and obsession...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 a 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

Der pensionierte Tierarzt Byongsu Kim lebt am Rand einer südkoreanischen Großstadt und verbringt seine Zeit damit, Klassiker zu lesen, Gedichte zu schreiben und durch seinen Bambushain zu spazieren. Was niemand ahnt: Kim ist ein Serienmörder und hat Dutzende Menschen auf dem Gewissen. Kurz nachdem er in seinem Viertel einem Mann begegnet, den er als seinesgleichen erkennt, wird bei Kim Alzheimer diagnostiziert. Um seine Adoptivtochter Unhi vor dem Killer zu schützen, plant der alte Mann einen letzten Mord, bevor seine Erinnerung verlischt.