Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales

Name: Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
Brand: PICADOR
SKU: 9780312674465-V
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By Yoko Ogawa

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"It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book . . . [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E. A. Poe. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind-it does in mine-as a delicious, perplexing, absorbing and somehow singular experience." -Alan Cheuse, NPR Sinister forces collide-and unite a host of desperate characters-in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor-who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders-their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page. An NPR Best Book of 2013

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

162

Release Date:

2013-01-29

Publication Date:

2013-01-29

Publisher:

PICADOR

Languages:

Published: English, Original: English

ISBN10:

0312674465

ISBN13:

9780312674465

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

1050 g

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