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Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino

Grotesque

Natsuo Kirino

SuspensePsychological FictionJapanese FictionJapan
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Japanese LiteratureHorrorMysteryCrime
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Themes
Beauty and cruelty, Sex and violence, Rigid social conventions

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in psychological portraits of women
  • Readers drawn to noir stories about murder and unanswered questions

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Publisher details

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Suspense
Authors
Natsuo Kirino
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
March 13, 2007
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Literary Fiction