The Interpreter (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: Suki Kim
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: November, 2000
- Setting: New York City and Long Island, New York
- Principal Characters: Suzy Park, Grace Park, Mr. and Mrs. Park,, Damian Brisco, Michael, Jen, Kim Yong Su, Lee Sung Shik, Mr. Lim, Detective Lester, Yuki Tamiko, Caleb
- Genres: Long fiction, Novel
- Subjects: Language or languages, New York, United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, New York City, Interracial relationships, Alienation, Immigration or emigration, Sisters, Detectives, Assassination, Korea or Koreans, Grocery trade
- Locales: New York, NY, Long Island, NY
Suki Kim’s first novel, The Interpreter, incisively tells the story of emotionally detached, alienated Korean American Suzy Park. A few days before her thirtieth birthday in November, 2000, Suzy finds herself confronted with new, unexpected information concerning the murder of her parents at their Bronx grocery store, exactly five years earlier. She embarks on a quest to find the truth behind this double killing.
As the novel opens, Suzy is working as an interpreter, hired to translate the testimony of Korean speakers at court and at legal depositions. This work ties...
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