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Yoko Ogawa’s Revenge!

Released today in the States is Japanese author Yoko Ogawa‘s new collection, Revenge - check out the blurb – and the trailer – below!
Sinister forces collide—and unite a host of desperate characters—in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.
An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon’s jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon’s neighbor—who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders—their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web.

Yoko Ogawa’s Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page.

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January 29, 2013 - Posted by | Uncategorized | ,

1 Comment »

  1. Brilliant and compelling, loved it.

    Comment by Claire 'Word by Word' | February 7, 2013 | Reply


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