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In Revenge by Yoko Ogawa, readers are taken through a dark and interconnected collection of stories that explore the themes of longing, death, and the unexpected nature of human behaviour. Each tale delves into the eerie and unsettling aspects of everyday life, gradually revealing how seemingly unrelated characters and events are intricately linked by secrets and desires. Ogawa's writing crafts a chilling atmosphere that lingers, leaving you to ponder the complexities of revenge and the human psyche.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a collection of dark, interconnected short stories, each revealing the quirks and complexities of human nature. The author uses a chillingly atmospheric style to explore themes of love, obsession, and vengeance, making it perfect for readers who revel in psychological intrigue and eerie narratives.

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Elegant, pocket-sized paperbacks, VINTAGE Editions celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word, transporting readers to wherever in the world literary innovation may be found.

From the author of The Memory Police

'A conspicuously gifted writer...To read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state tinged with a nightmare, and her stories continue to haunt. She possesses an effortless, glassy, eerie brilliance' - Guardian

Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders - each locked in the embrace of an ominous and darkly beautiful web, their fates all converge through the eleven stories in Yoko Ogawa's Revenge. As tales of the macabre pass from character to character - an aspiring writer, a successful surgeon, a cabaret singer, a lonely craftsman - Ogawa provides us with slices of life that are resplendent in chaos, enthralling in passion, and chilling in cruelty.

Translated by Stephen Snyder.

Elegant, pocket-sized paperbacks, VINTAGE Editions celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word, transporting readers to wherever in the world literary innovation may be found.

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Revenge by Yoko Ogawa is praised for its originality and elegance, with a disturbing and haunting quality. Reviews highlight her ability to create a dreamlike yet nightmarish atmosphere, often compared to the unsettling imagery of David Lynch. The stories are characterised as dark, meticulous, and calm despite their violent content, offering a unique blend of dread and macabre elegance.

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ISBN: 9781784876371

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Stephen Snyder
  • Translated by Stephen Snyder

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 176.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Yoko Ogawa (Author) Yoko Ogawa has won every major Japanese literary award. Her fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, A Public Space and Zoetrope. Her works include The Diving Pool, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Hotel Iris and Revenge. Her most recent novel, The Memory Police, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Stephen Snyder (Translator) Stephen Snyder is a translator and professor of Japanese Studies at Middlebury College, Vermont, USA. He has translated works by Kenzaburo Oe, Ryu Murakami, and Miri Yu, among others. His translation of Natsuo Kirino's Out was a finalist for the Edgar Award for best mystery novel in 2004, and his translation of Yoko Ogawa's Hotel Iris was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2011.?

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