Purchase
Out, July 2022
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Grotesque, March 2007
Hardcover
Out, January 2005
Trade Size
Nothing in Japanese literature prepares us for the stark, tension-filled, plot-driven realism of Natsuo Kirino?s award-winning literary mystery Out.
Vintage
January 2005
On Sale: January 4, 2005
416 pages ISBN: 1400078377 EAN: 9781400078370 Trade Size
Add to Wish List
Suspense | Thriller
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.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
|