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Lady Joker Volume 2
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Author : Kaoru Takamura
language : en
Publisher: Soho Press
Release Date : 2023-08-01
Lady Joker Volume 2 written by Kaoru Takamura and has been published by Soho Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-01 with Fiction categories.
“A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts.” —Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police This second half of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura, the Grand Dame of Japanese crime fiction, concludes the breathtaking saga introduced in Volume I. Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case that terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. As the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are brought to light, the stakes rise, and some of the professionals we have watched try to fight their way through this crisis will lose everything—some even their lives. Will the culprits ever be brought to justice? More importantly—what is justice?
Lady Joker Volume 1
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Author : Kaoru Takamura
language : en
Publisher: Soho Press
Release Date : 2022-07-12
Lady Joker Volume 1 written by Kaoru Takamura and has been published by Soho Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-12 with Fiction categories.
One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck working as a welder; a demoted detective with a chip on his shoulder; a Zainichi Korean banker sick of being ostracized for his race; a struggling single dad of a teenage girl with Down syndrome. The fifth man bringing them all together is an elderly drugstore owner grieving his grandson, who has died suspiciously after the revelation of a family connection with the segregated buraku community, historically subjected to severe discrimination. Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the five conspirators decide to carry out a heist: kidnap the CEO of Japan’s largest beer conglomerate and extract blood money from the company’s corrupt financiers. Inspired by the unsolved true-crime kidnapping case perpetrated by “the Monster with 21 Faces,” Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone since its 1997 publication, acknowledged as the magnum opus by one of Japan’s literary masters, twice adapted for film and TV and often taught in high school and college classrooms.
Lady Joker Volume 2
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Author : Kaoru Takamura
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Lady Joker Volume 2 written by Kaoru Takamura and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-31 with categories.
'One of the great masterpieces of Japanese crime fiction' David Peace, author of Tokyo Year ZeroThis second half of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura, the Grand Dame of Japanese crime fiction, concludes the breathtaking saga introduced in Volume I.Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case that terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. As the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are brought to light, the stakes rise, and some of the professionals we have watched try to fight their way through this crisis will lose everything-some even their lives. Will the culprits ever be brought to justice? More importantly-what is justice?'A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts' Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police
Lady Joker
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Author : Kaoru Takamura
language : en
Publisher: Baskerville
Release Date : 2023
Lady Joker written by Kaoru Takamura and has been published by Baskerville this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Alienation (Social psychology) categories.
The second volume of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura, the Grand Dame of Japanese crime fiction, concludes the breathtaking saga.[Bokinfo].
Lady Joker
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Author : Kaoru Takamura
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-02-17
Lady Joker written by Kaoru Takamura and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-17 with Fiction categories.
*THE JAPANESE CRIME CLASSIC - ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD* 'One of the great masterpieces of Japanese crime fiction and one of the must-read books of this or any year' David Peace Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck working as a welder; a demoted detective with a chip on his shoulder; a Zainichi Korean banker sick of being ostracized for his ethnicity; a struggling single dad of a teenage girl with Down syndrome. The fifth man bringing them all together is an elderly drugstore owner grieving his grandson, who died in suspicious circumstances. Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the five conspirators decide to carry out a heist: kidnap the CEO of Japan's largest beer conglomerate and extract blood money from the company's corrupt financiers. Inspired by the unsolved true-crime kidnapping case perpetrated by "the Monster with 21 Faces," Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone since its 1997 publication, acknowledged as the magnum opus by one of Japan's literary masters. 'A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts' Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police 'Takamura's prismatic heist novel offers a broad indictment of capitalist society' New York Times 'Lady Joker is a work you get immersed in, like a sprawling 19th century novel or a TV series like The Wire' NPR
Three Assassins
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Author : Kotaro Isaka
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-04-14
Three Assassins written by Kotaro Isaka and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-14 with Fiction categories.
SUZUKI IS JUST AN ORDINARY MATHS TEACHER...UNTIL HIS WIFE IS MURDERED. Seeking justice, he leaves his old life behind to infiltrate the criminal gang responsible. What he doesn't realise is that he's about to get drawn into a web of the most unusual professional assassins, each with their own agenda: THE WHALE convinces his victims to take their own lives using just his words. THE CICADA is a talkative and deadly knife expert. THE PUSHER dispatches his targets in deadly traffic 'accidents'. Suzuki must take on the three assassins to avenge his wife - but can he keep his innocence in a world of seasoned killers? THEIR MISSION IS MURDER. HIS IS REVENGE. Don’t miss the next thrilling Kotaro Isaka book, HOTEL LUCKY SEVEN, available to pre-order now. PRAISE FOR BULLET TRAIN: 'Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses' Financial Times 'Entertaining...high-speed...with lots of twists and turns...it has a Tarantino-meets-the-Coen-Brothers feel to it' The Times Part high-octane thriller, part farce, this is an unusual and thoroughly enjoyable read' Guardian The action accelerates up and down the ten carriages but the question is: who will get off alive? Daily Mail
Lady Joker Volume 2
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Author : Kaoru Takamura
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-02-02
Lady Joker Volume 2 written by Kaoru Takamura and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-02 with Fiction categories.
'One of the great masterpieces of Japanese crime fiction' David Peace, author of Tokyo Year Zero One of Japan's great modern writers, this second half of Lady Joker brings Kaoru Takamura's breathtaking masterpiece to a gripping conclusion. Five men who meet at a Tokyo racetrack every week carry out a heist. They have kidnapped the CEO of Japan's largest beer company to extract blood money from the company's corrupt financiers. Known as Lady Joker, the men make their first attack on the beer company when their demands are not met. As the attacks escalate, the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are exposed, the stakes rise, and bring into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. Some will lose everything, even their lives. Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case that terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines this watershed episode in modern Japanese history. 'A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts' Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police
Parade
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Author : Hiromi Kawakami
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Parade written by Hiromi Kawakami and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Fiction categories.
"A parable about memory, mythic characters, and confessional regrets . . . An ethereal, resonating literary gift" (Booklist, starred review) from the internationally bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo. "On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten somen noodles together. “Tell me a story from long ago,” Sensei says. “I wasn’t alive long ago,” Tsukiko says, “but should I tell you a story from when I was little?” “Please do,” Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells him that, when she was a child, she awakened one day to find something with a pale red face and something with a dark red face in her room, arguing with each other. They had human bodies, long noses, and wings. They were tengu, creatures that appear in Japanese folktales. The tengu attach themselves to Tsukiko and begin to follow her everywhere. Where did they come from and why are they here? And what other invisible and unacknowledged forces are acting upon Tsukiko’s seemingly peaceful world?"
Batman Joker S Asylum
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Author : Arvid Nelson
language : en
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date : 2022-12-06
Batman Joker S Asylum written by Arvid Nelson and has been published by DC Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-06 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
The Clown Prince of Crime is back, here to share 10 villainous tales starring Batman’s greatest foes! Get unique insights into the lives of famous criminals such as the Penguin, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, and many more-all narrated by The Joker himself. Collects Joker’s Asylum: The Joker #1, Joker’s Asylum: Penguin #1, Joker’s Asylum: Poison Ivy #1, Joker’s Asylum: Scarecrow #1, Joker’s Asylum: Two-Face #1, Joker’s Asylum II: The Riddler #1, Joker’s Asylum II: Harley Quinn #1, Joker’s Asylum II: Mad Hatter #1, Joker’s Asylum II: Killer Croc #1, and Joker’s Asylum II: Clayface #1.
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst
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Author : Anne Holt
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-18
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst written by Anne Holt and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-18 with Fiction categories.
Criminal investigating officer Hanne Wilhelmsen considers the possibility of a serial killer as she tracks down a series of numbers written in blood appearing on walls all over Oslo.
