{"product_id":"grotesque-a-thriller-9781400096596","title":"Grotesque: A Thriller","description":"Life at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves and have-nots. Beautiful Yuriko and her unpopular, unnamed sister exist in different spheres; the hopelessly awkward Kazue Sato floats around among them, trying to fit in.Years later, Yuriko and Kazue are dead -- both have become prostitutes and both have been brutally murdered. Natsuo Kirino, celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, seamlessly weaves together the stories of these women's struggles within the conventions and restrictions of Japanese society. At once a psychological investigation of the pressures facing Japanese women and a classic work of noir fiction, \u003ci\u003eGrotesque\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly twisted novel of ambition, desire, beauty, cruelty, and identity by one of our most electrifying writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400096596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Natsuo Kirino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838785487029,"sku":"9781400096596","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d357d548-f95f-4852-b5ae-46a509a47ebd.jpg?v=1712029799","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/grotesque-a-thriller-9781400096596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}