Popular Hits of the Showa Era

Name: Popular Hits of the Showa Era
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781908968449
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By Ryu Murakami

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In Popular Hits of the Showa Era by Ryu Murakami, a group of aimless young men find themselves embroiled in a bizarre and escalating feud with a band of middle-aged women. This darkly comedic tale follows both groups as they become embroiled in unexpected violence and absurd situations, offering a satirical look at modern Japanese society.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a blend of dark humour and social satire. The story delivers a unique narrative about mundane lives suddenly spiralling into chaos, making it an intriguing exploration of contemporary Japanese society through eccentric characters and unexpected twists.

Popular Hits of the Showa Era

A wickedly satirical and wildly funny tale of an intergenerational battle of the sexes.

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It's a set-up like a video game: two rival gangs fight to death for the control of a Tokyo district. In one gang, six young losers committed only to drinking, voyeurism, and karaoke singing; in the other, six tough independent older women. From ambush to revenge, both groups are gradually decimated until the ultimate showdown.

In Murakami's inimitably brutal and brilliant style, Popular Hits of the Showa Era dissects the gender and generational conflicts of contemporary society in a hilarious satire.

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Popular Hits of the Showa Era by Ryu Murakami is hailed for its darkly comedic tone, as it follows characters evolving from simple-minded individuals into cunning tacticians in guerrilla warfare, marked by surreal and absurd elements. The book has been noted for presenting one of the most peculiar and amusing depictions of gang conflict in modern literary works.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781908968449

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Contributors:

Translated by Ralph F. McCarthy

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Born in 1952 in Nagasaki prefecture, Ryu Murakami is the enfant terrible of contemporary Japanese literature. Awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1976 for his first book, a novel about a group of young people drowned in sex and drugs, he has gone on to explore with cinematic intensity the themes of violence and technology in contemporary Japanese society. His novels include Coin Locker Babies, Sixty-Nine, Popular Hits of the Showa Era, Audition, In the Miso Soup and From the Fatherland, with Love. Murakami is also a screenwriter and a director; his films include Tokyo Decadence, Audition and Because of You.

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