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In the wake of the brutal murders of two Tokyo prostitutes, Yuriko and Kazue, Yuriko's older sister describes the three women's youth and education at a prestigious girls' high school, where a strict social hierarchy and rigid societal conventions determine the courses of their lives. 60,000 first printing.
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"Delves so deep beyond its own shock horror premise that much contemporary crime fiction looks like cheap, exploitative rubbish by comparison ....an utterly absorbing novel that gives as vivid - and disturbing - a picture of contemporary Japan as you could imagine" (Metro)
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"It is one of the most unexpected and playful novels to emerge from Japan in recent years...a triumph. In its boldness and originality, it broadens our sense of what modern Japanese fiction can be" (Telegraph)
"Unclichéd contemporary noir at its most absorbing and relevant...a masterful and haunting achievement" (Tangledweb.co.uk)
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"Suicide, paedophilia, incest and murder combine with subtle touches of humour to form a story that will leave you questioning your own morality" (Dazed and Confused)
"This is a rich, complex read. Be prepared for a book utterly unlike anything we are used to in crime fiction" (Independent)
"It is one of the most unexpected and playful novels to emerge from Japan in recent years...a triumph. In its boldness and originality, it broadens our sense of what modern Japanese fiction can be" (Telegraph)
"Unclichéd contemporary noir at its most absorbing and relevant...a masterful and haunting achievement" (Tangledweb.co.uk)
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1400044944
- ISBN 13 9781400044948
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages467
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