Villain - Brossura

Yoshida, Shuichi

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0099526654 ISBN 13: 9780099526650

Casa editrice: Vintage, 2011

Riassunto

A young woman is brutally murdered on a remote mountain road. A young construction worker, Yuichi, is on the run - but is he guilty?

This is the dark heart of Japan; a world of seedy sex hotels and decaying seaside towns; a world of loneliness, violence and desperation.

As the police close in on Yuichi and his new lover, the stories of the victim, the murderer and their families are uncovered. But these men and women are never what they appear to be...

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Recensione:

"Yoshida has been compared to Stieg Larsson for his pairing of lurid crime and social critique, but his tone is less sensationalist, more melancholic...Yoshida exposes cruelty and alienation at all levels of Japanese society" (New Yorker)

"A gripping psychological thriller which shows a very different Japan from the neon-lit Tokyo we are more used to" (Financial Times)

"It isn't hard to see why it has caused a sensation among readers and critics in Japan. Villain is a superlative crime novel with intriguing twists" (Sunday Times)

"A novelist of truly international stature" (The Times)

"A complex and powerful exploration of the lives of a victim, killer and their families and friends... Villain is a moving and disturbing novel about loneliness, lies and the gap between expectation and reality. Highly recommended" (Guardian)

Descrizione del libro:

A gripping thriller about the dark heart of Japan. Now a major motion picture

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• Editore: Vintage
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099526654
• ISBN 13: 9780099526650
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304