{"product_id":"molka-by-monika-kim","title":"Molka by Monika Kim (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Horror - Feminist - World Literature - Korea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 4\/28\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative exposé into the hidden world of spy cameras, sexual shaming, and vengeance pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolka: an abbreviation of molrae-kamera, a “sneaky camera” hidden to capture covert images and videos for voyeurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an unassuming Seoul workplace, IT technician Junyoung’s network reaches throughout the whole office. Every entrance. Every lobby. Every bathroom. The women in this building may be cold and dismissive, but whenever they disrespect him, he calls up his favorite images and remembers who holds the real power. Until one, Dahye, sets herself apart from the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDahye, ever the romantic, yearns to be cherished after years of living in the shadow of her perfect older sister, who tragically drowned years ago. Only her boyfriend seems to appreciate Dahye. He’s rich, handsome, famous, and generous—she’d do anything to hold on to the happiness he brings her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when a celebrity hidden camera scandal rocks the city, Dahye’s dreams of fairy-tale romance sour into a grotesque nightmare. Her boyfriend abandons her. Her parents reject her. Her dead sister appears as a lank-haired, demon-eyed ghost, desperate to reveal a long-hidden secret. As Junyoung falls into obsession with the troubled Dahye, more and more illusions are stripped away, until Dahye turns to extreme lengths to satisfy her own lust for revenge . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the innovative imagination of rising horror star Monika Kim, Molka is an all-too-real snapshot of surveillance, power, and one woman’s justified rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Kim\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an acclaimed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author of \"violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) horror novels. Her debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eyes Are the Best Part,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagazine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB\u0026amp;N, and Kobo Best of the Year, as well as a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist and a Bram Stoker Award nominee. A second-generation Korean American, she learned about eating fish eyes and other Korean superstitions from her mother, who immigrated to California from Seoul in 1985. She lives in Los Angeles's Koreatown and can be found online at Monika-Kim.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Monika Kim is one of the best of horror's new wave. MOLKA is desperate, brutal, and heart-wrenching, filled with horrors both human and supernatural. A vengeance-fueled must-read from the brilliant author of The Eyes are the Best Part!\" \u003cb\u003e--Christopher Golden\u003c\/b\u003e, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and The Night Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" Molka is a harrowing, ghastly, page-turning revenge tale that unflinchingly shines a bright light on the evil of an all-too-real, misogynistic, uniquely 21st century horror.\" \u003cb\u003e--Paul Tremblay\u003c\/b\u003e, New York Times Bestselling author of Horror Movie and A Head Full of Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"As brilliant as it is provocative, perverse, and deeply unsettling, Molka is the novel I've been waiting for...A rage-soaked interrogation of power that finally confronts our twinned cultures of surveillance and shame-I couldn't put it down. No one writes the monstrosities of man like Monika Kim, and even though this book lays bare the devastating consequences of nonconsensual voyeurism, I wouldn't hesitate to peek into Kim's brain.\" \u003cb\u003e--Ling Ling Huang\u003c\/b\u003e, Award-winning author of Immaculate Conception\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Violent, shocking, and utterly transfixing, Monika Kim returns with a skin-crawling and layered novel examining voyeurism, grief, misogyny, and female rage. Every bit as gruesome and captivating as her debut, Molka is a must read for horror fans who love seeing female revenge served searing and bloody.\" \u003cb\u003e--Liann Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e, internationally-bestselling author of Julie Chan is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Brilliant with addictive prose and a knife-sharp message, this story is so full of cathartic feminine rage and I loved every second of it. Monika Kim's work has swiftly become a must-read for me.\" \u003cb\u003e--CG Drews\u003c\/b\u003e, New York Times Bestselling author of Don't Let The Forest In\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Molka is a novel with ugly truths at its heart, where the actions of predatory men have ghostly, and deserved, consequences. Monika Kim has crafted a story that filled me with dread while simultaneously making me root for her protagonist--grieving and sensitive Dahye, a young woman who is both singular and intimately familiar. I read this propulsive novel in one sitting and it will haunt me forever.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jen Sookfong Lee\u003c\/b\u003e, internationally-bestselling author of The Hunger We Pass Down\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brutal and unflinching, Molka is a wild ride through a world of dark obsession, drowned ghosts, and long-overdue revenge. You won't be able to look away as this book cuts you to pieces.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kylie Lee Baker\u003c\/b\u003e, author of Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erewhon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50141357408449,"sku":"9781645661269","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9781645661269.jpg?v=1776181437","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/molka-by-monika-kim","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}