{"product_id":"9780312422240","title":"The Interpreter : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Interpreter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Suki Kim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. . . a seductive allegory spun out in appropriately broken prose, that figures translation as detective work.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[With] the small beautiful shiver of sadness. . . [Kim] speaks succinctly of memory, pain, isolation, and regret.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune (Minneapolis)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Powerful and memorable. . .engaging and haunting. . .It lingers in one's thoughts long past the last page.” —\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bold and edgy, haunting and suspenseful. In \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter\u003c\/i\u003e Suki Kim fractures the image of the happy Asian immigrant and reassembles it shard by compelling shard.” —\u003ci\u003eManil Suri, author of The Death of Vishnu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award - Nominee (2004)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312422240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40671091687630,"sku":"9780312422240","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d6e5412b-abbd-4589-bc84-b8df9ad7aaac.jpg?v=1639800231","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312422240","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}