Grotesque is a masterful and haunting thriller, a chilling exploration of women's secret lives in modern day Japan. A young mother among them finally cracks and strangles her philandering, gambling husband. 'Grimly satisfying - like no one you've ever read before' Kirkus ReviewsVINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift fm/thefeministbookshop 25 x 8 x 1Notes: paperbackRelease Date: January 4, 2005ISBN: 978-1400078370
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Dimensions 135 x 190 x 38mm | 454g
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea by Yukio Mishima
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
out natsuo kirino
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Tree Hugger
A refreshing premise and a well-structured pace, this is certainly worth a read if your like your Japanese translations. A beautiful cover with stunning end papers, this is a powerful book, but one that starts and indeed remains dark in subject matter throughout.
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