The Interpreter - by Suki Kim (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Suzy Park is a twenty-nine-year-old Korean American interpreter for the New York City court system who makes a startling and ominous discovery about her family history that will send her on a chilling quest. Five years prior, her parents--hardworking greengrocers who forfeited personal happiness for their children's gain--were brutally murdered in an apparent robbery of their store. But the glint of a new lead entices Suzy into the dangerous Korean underworld, and ultimately reveals the mystery of her parents' homicide.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Fascinating. . . a seductive allegory spun out in appropriately broken prose, that figures translation as detective work." --<i>Los Angeles Times Book Review</i> <p/>"[With] the small beautiful shiver of sadness. . . [Kim] speaks succinctly of memory, pain, isolation, and regret." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Deftly crafted, original, and fitted together by a complex, believable and interesting character, the enjoyment is intense... . .A stunning first novel. . .In these hauntingly enthralling pages, Kim expertly snaps her debut puzzle together." --<i>Star Tribune (Minneapolis)</i> <p/>"Powerful and memorable. . .engaging and haunting. . .It lingers in one's thoughts long past the last page." --<i>Houston Chronicle</i> <p/>"Bold and edgy, haunting and suspenseful. In <i>The Interpreter</i> Suki Kim fractures the image of the happy Asian immigrant and reassembles it shard by compelling shard." --<i>Manil Suri, author of The Death of Vishnu</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Suki Kim </b>was born and raised in South Korea and came to New York at the age of thirteen. Her nonfiction has appeared in <i>The New York Review of Books </i>and <i>The New York Times</i>. She is a graduate of Barnard College and lives in Manhattan.</p>
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