The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo
A whip-smart, taut and compelling novel about a 60-something female assassin navigating the vulnerabilities posed by her ageing body, and a meditation on loss and loneliness
She never presumed she herself would live out her natural life, so she wouldn't mind leaving this world through an untimely death.
Hornclaw is a sixty-five-year-old female contract killer who is considering retirement. But while on an assassination job for the 'disease control' company she works for, Hornclaw makes an uncharacteristic error, causing a sequence of events that brings her past well and truly into the present.
Threatened with sabotage by a young male upstart and battling new desires and urges when she least expects them, Hornclaw steels her resolve, demonstrating that no matter their age, the female of the species is always more deadly than the male.
Format: Paperback | 288 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.7 | 210g
Publication Date: 02 May 2023
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication City/Country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1838856455
ISBN13: 9781838856458
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.