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The Gate of Sorrows
Miyuki Miyabe
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Description for The Gate of Sorrows
Hardback. A series of murders shocks Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. Translator(s): Hubbert, Jim. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 276 x 42. Weight in Grams: 820.
A series of murders shocks Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. College freshman Kotaro launches a web-based investigation of the killer, and comes to find that answers may lie within an abandoned building in the center of Japan’s busiest neighborhood, and beyond the Gate of Sorrows. In this adult sequel to Miyabe’s The Book of Heroes, you will meet monsters from other worlds and ordinary horrors that surpass even supernatural threats.
A series of murders shocks Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. College freshman Kotaro launches a web-based investigation of the killer, and comes to find that answers may lie within an abandoned building in the center of Japan’s busiest neighborhood, and beyond the Gate of Sorrows. In this adult sequel to Miyabe’s The Book of Heroes, you will meet monsters from other worlds and ordinary horrors that surpass even supernatural threats.
Product Details
Publisher
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
819g
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781421586526
SKU
V9781421586526
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Miyuki Miyabe
Miyuki Miyabe's debut story, “Warera ga rinjin no hanzai” (Our neighbor’s crime), won a new writer award in 1987, and since that time, she has become one of Japan's most popular and best-selling authors. Miyabe's fantasy novel Brave Story won the Batchelder Award for best children's book in translation from the American Library Association in 2007. The Gate of Sorrows ... Read more
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