Bokdetaljer
Format
Inbunden
Sidor
162
Språk
Engelska
Publicerad
Feb 1, 2013
Förlag
Harvill Secker
ISBN-10
1846557623
ISBN-13
9781846557620
Beskrivning
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.
Yoko Ogawa’s Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page.
Genrer
Romantik
Mysterium
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Seems insane from a genre standpoint that this Yoko Ogawa is the same Yoko Ogawa who wrote The Housekeeper and the Professor, but despite the vast differences in mood, both books share a quiet confidence in writing.Revenge is a series of interconnected stories that span from surrealist to the mundane horrors of simply being alive. The stories are melancholic, and haunting, and beautiful. It's no mean feat to weave eleven stories together, but Ogawa is a pro, and does so effortlessly while maintaining each story's distinct voice.Despite having read two of Ogawa's books before, I was unaware of this one and discovered it quite by accident as it had been misshelved in my library. Score one for fate, I suppose.
July 2nd 2026