| Real World Contributor(s): Kirino, Natsuo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307387488 ISBN-13: 9780307387486 Publisher: Vintage
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2009 Annotation: Astunning new work of feminist noir, the genre Natsuo Kirino has defined and made her own in Out" "and Grotesque,"" In a crowded Tokyo suburb, four teenage girls wade indifferently through a hot, smoggy summer. When one of them, Toshi, discovers that her next-door neighbor has been brutally murdered, the girls suspect the neighbor's son. And when he flees, taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him, the four girls get caught up in a tempest of dangers that rise from within as well as from the world around them. Psychologically intricate, Real World" "is a searing, eye-opening portrait of teenage life in Japan unlike any we have seen before. Click for more in this series: Vintage International |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009504361 |
| Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available) |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.28" W x 8" L (0.51 lbs) 224 pages |
| Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 08/16/2009 pg. 20 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126298 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a crowded Tokyo suburb, four teenage girls indifferently wade their way through a hot, smoggy summer. When one of them, Toshi, discovers that her nextdoor neighbor has been brutally murdered, the girls suspect the killer is the neighbor's son. But when he flees, taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him, the four girls get caught up in a tempest of dangers that rise from within them as well as from the world around them. Psychologically intricate and astute, Real World is a searing, eye-opening portrait of teenage life in Japan unlike any we have seen before. |
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