Ordinary Evil

WINNER OF THE 9TH NATIONAL LITERARY AWARD OF KOREA. Death is not a tragedy, but merely an occasion for gossip. Forty-year-old housewife Lee Eun-joo lives with her husband, children, and sick father-in-law. Her life resembles Groundhog Day: she makes breakfast,... feeds her father-in-law, exercises outdoors, occasionally meets with friends, prepares dinner, and goes to bed. But one day, Lee Eun-joo, succumbing to an inexplicable impulse, kills a man... The crime of the unremarkable housewife causes a stir among the residents. People flock to see the crime scene, and children come to play 'survival games' there. However, soon the respectable townsfolk are shaken by news of another crime... An anti-detective tale about irrational murders and strange occurrences in an ordinary Korean town. Here, digital seers, schoolchildren who poison teachers with mercury, and families anticipating the death of their relatives have gathered.