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(Vintage Classics Japanese Series)
Series: Vintage Classic Japanese Series
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VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - following on from the success of Vintage Russian Classics and European Classics, these are covetable new editions of the best Japanese writers on the Vintage list.
In the Tokyo suburbs, four women work the graveyard shift at a factory. Burdened with heavy debts and alienated from husbands and children, they all secretly dream of a way out of their dead-end lives.
A young mother among them finally cracks and strangles her philandering, gambling husband. She confesses her crime to her colleagues and unexpectedly, they agree to help. But then the dismembered body parts are discovered, the police start asking questions, and more dangerous enemies begin to close in.
Out is a psychologically taut and unflinching foray into the darkest recesses of the human soul, an unsettling reminder that the desperate desire for freedom can make the most ordinary person do the unimaginable.
VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.
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Out by Natsuo Kirino is praised for its daring narrative that challenges boundaries in violence, sex, and human perspective, offering a compelling and intense read. Critics highlight its unique blend of urban decay, feminism, and justice, with twists and realism that keep readers engaged. The book is noted for its clever cultural insights and sly humour, making it a gripping page-turner.
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ISBN: 9781784875404
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 October 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 458g
Pages: 528
About the Author
Natsuo Kirino, born in 1951, quickly established a reputation in Japan as one of a rare breed of crime writer whose work goes well beyond the conventional crime novel. This fact has been demonstrated by her winning not only Japan's top mystery award, for Out, but one of its major literary awards, the Naoki Prize, for Soft Cheeks, followed by the Tanizaki Prize for Tokyo Island. Several of her books have also been turned into movies.
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