Grotesque (Vintage International)
by Natsuo Kirino
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Author: Natsuo KirinoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-12
ISBN: 1400096596
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Vintage
Summary of Grotesque (Vintage International)
Life at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves and have-nots. Beautiful Yuriko and her unpopular, unnamed sister exist in different spheres; the hopelessly awkward Kazue Sato floats around among them, trying to fit in.Years later, Yuriko and Kazue are dead ? both have become prostitutes and both have been brutally murdered.Natsuo Kirino, celebrated author of Out, seamlessly weaves together the stories of these women?s struggles within the conventions and restrictions of Japanese society. At once a psychological investigation of the pressures facing Japanese women and a classic work of noir fiction, Grotesque is a brilliantly twisted novel of ambition, desire, beauty, cruelty, and identity by one of our most electrifying writers.
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