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Grotesque
Natsuo Kirino
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Description for Grotesque
Paperback. Two prostitutes have been murdered in Tokyo. Yuriko had been working as a prostitute all her life, starting while still at school, where her stunning beauty compensated for what she lacked in intellect. Kazue worked for a blue-chip company. She chose to walk the streets at night where she hoped to get noticed. How and why did this tragedy occur? Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Two prostitutes are murdered in Tokyo.
Twenty years previously both women were educated at the same elite school for young ladies, and had seemingly promising futures ahead of them.
But in a world of dark desire and vicious ambition, for both women, prostitution meant power. Grotesque is a masterful and haunting thriller, a chilling exploration of women's secret lives in modern day Japan.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099488934
SKU
V9780099488934
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About Natsuo Kirino
Natsuo Kirino, born in 1951, is the author of sixteen novels, four short-story collections, and an essay collection. She is the recipient of six of Japan's premier literary awards, including the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Out, and the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for Grotesque. Her work has been translated into nineteen languages, and several of her books ... Read more
Reviews for Grotesque
Delves so deep beyond its own shock horror premise that much contemporary crime fiction looks like cheap, exploitative rubbish by comparison ....an utterly absorbing novel that gives as vivid - and disturbing - a picture of contemporary Japan as you could imagine
Metro
Suicide, paedophilia, incest and murder combine with subtle touches of humour to form a story ... Read more
Metro
Suicide, paedophilia, incest and murder combine with subtle touches of humour to form a story ... Read more