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Out

Natsuo Kirino

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#4496 of 8,085 books · #1423 in Crime & Thriller

Shortlisted for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (2004).

A young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot's ringleader but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society. At once a masterpiece of literary suspense and pitch-black comedy of gender warfare, Out is also a moving evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds, and the friendships that bolster them in the aftermath.

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Publisher
National Geographic Books
ISBN-13
9780593311950
Topics
Domestic abuse and murderFemale friendship and solidarityGender roles in Japanese society

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