PARADISE - Hardcover

Koji Suzuki

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932234233 ISBN 13: 9781932234237

Publisher: VERTICAL, 2007

Synopsis

From the writer of the Ring trilogy comes an unconventional love story. In the arid badlands of prehistoric Asia, a lovelorn youth violates a sacred tribal taboo against representing human figures by etching an image of his beloved. When the foretold punishment comes to pass, the two must embark on a journey across the world, and time itself, to try to reclaim their destiny. A mysterious spirit guides them towards a surprise destination that readers may indeed find close to home.

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Review:

Praise from PETER STRAUB, author of In the Night Room

"This first novel by Koji Suzuki, who went on to reinvent contemporary horror in the classic Ring trilogy, gleams with imaginative power. A love story refracted through time, Paradise pretty much made time disappear while I read it-one whole Saturday flew past. What a pleasure, and what a wonderful writer."

About the Author:

Koji Suzuki was born in 1957 in Hamamastu, southwest of Tokyo. He attended Keio University where he majored in French. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs, including a stint as a cram school teacher. Also a self-described jock, he holds a first-class yachting license and crossed the U.S., from Key West to Los Angeles, on his motorcycle.

The father of two daughters, Suzuki is a respected authority on childrearing and has written numerous works on the subject. He acquired his expertise when he was a struggling writer and househusband. Suzuki also has translated a children's book into Japanese, The Little Sod Diaries by the crime novelist Simon Brett.

Paradise is Suzuki's fifth novel to appear in English. His current work in progress is Edge City, a novel of quantum horror. He is based in Tokyo but loves to travel, often in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: VERTICAL
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1932234233
• ISBN 13: 9781932234237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280