Out: A Thriller (Vintage International)

Name: Out: A Thriller (Vintage International)
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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By Natsuo Kirino

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Nothing in Japanese literature prepares us for the stark, tension-filled, plot-driven realism of Natsuo Kirino's award-winning literary mystery Out. This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot's ringleader, but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society. At once a masterpiece of literary suspense and pitch-black comedy of gender warfare, Out is also a moving evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds, and the friendships that bolster them in the aftermath.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 416
Release Date:: 2005-01-04
Publication Date:: 2005-01-04
Publisher:: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 1400078377
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 1050 g
Height:: 20.3 cm
Width:: 13.1 cm
Thickness:: 2.3 cm

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