| Out Contributor(s): Kirino, Natsuo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400078377 ISBN-13: 9781400078370 Publisher: Vintage
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2005 Annotation: 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. Click for more in this series: Vintage International |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005270192 |
| Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available) |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.22" W x 8.08" L (0.68 lbs) 400 pages |
| Features: Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Romantic Times 05/01/2005 pg. 91 - Very Good Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 60 Booksense '76 January 2005 01/01/2005 pg. 1 New York Times 02/20/2005 pg. 26 Time 03/14/2005 pg. 68 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
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