Out by Natsuo Kirino [English version] (Perseu)

Natsuo Kirino's novel tells a story of random violence in the staid
Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works a night shift making
boxed lunches brutally strangles her deadbeat husband and then
seeks the help of her co-workers to dispose of the body and
cover up her crime. The ringleader of this cover-up, Masako Katori,
emerges as the emotional heart of Out and as one of the shrewdest,
most clear-eyed creations in recent fiction.

Masako's own search for a way out of the straitjacket of a dead end
life leads her, too, to take drastic action. The complex yet riveting
narrative seamlessly combines a convincing glimpse into the grimy
world of Japan's yakuza with a brilliant portrayal of the psychology
of a violent crime and the ensuing game of cat-and-mouse between
seasoned detectives and a group of determined but inexperienced
criminals. Kirino has mastered a Thelma and Louise kind of graveyard
humor than illuminators her stunning evocation of the pressures
and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds and the friendship
that bolsters them in the aftermath.

Out
By: Natsuo Kirino
Language: EN
Format: PDF
Pages: 520
ISBN13: 9781400078370