japanese literature in english

Grotesque

Translated by: Rebecca L. Copeland

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In the wake of the brutal murders of two Tokyo prostitutes, Yuriko and Kazue, Yuriko’s older sister describes the three women’s education at a prestigious girls’ high school, where a strict societal conventions determine the courses of their lives.

Japanese title: Gurotesuku
Subjects: Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction
Natsuo Kirino, Translations into English
Prostitutes, Japan, Tokyo, Fiction
Tokyo, Japan, Fiction
Notes: Japanese title: Gurotesuku. A Borzoi book.
Description: 467 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9781400044948
9781400096596
OCLC Number: 70676629
Genre: Fiction
Document Type: Book
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006, 2007; Vintage, 2008
Publication Place: New York; New York
Japanese Publication Date: 2003
English Publication Date: 2006

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