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April 2019
On Sale: April 16, 2019
ISBN: 1641290234
EAN: 9781641290234
Kindle: B0755Z7FT4
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The magnum opus by Japanese literary sensation Fuminori
Nakamura, Cult X is a story that dives into the
psychology of fringe religion, obsession, and social
disaffection. When Toru Narazaki’s girlfriend, Ryoko Tachibana,
disappears, he tries to track her down, despite the warnings
of the private detective he’s hired to find her. Ryoko’s
past is shrouded in mystery, but the one concrete clue to
her whereabouts is a previous address in the heart of Tokyo.
She lived in a compound with a group that seems to be a cult
led by a charismatic guru with a revisionist Buddhist scheme
of life, death, and society. Narazaki plunges into the
secretive world of the cult, ready to expose himself to any
of the guru’s brainwashing tactics if it means he can learn
the truth about Ryoko. But the cult isn’t what he expected,
and he has no idea of the bubbling violence he is stepping into. Inspired by the 1995 sarin gas terrorist attack on the Tokyo
subway, Cult X is an exploration of what draws
individuals into extremism. It is a tour de force that
captures the connections between astrophysics, neuroscience,
and religion; an invective against predatory corporate
consumerism and exploitative geopolitics; and a love story
about compassion in the face of nihilism.
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