Piercing by Ryu Murakami (English) Paperback Book

Description: Piercing by Ryu Murakami A pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of "In the Miso Soup"A renaissance man for the postmodern age, Ryu Murakamia musician, filmmaker ("Tokyo Decadence"), TV personality, and award-winning authorhas gained a cult following in the West. His first novel, "Almost Transparent Blue," won Japans most coveted literary prize and sold over a million copies, and his most recent psychosexual thriller, "In the Miso Soup," gave readers a further taste of his incredibly agile imagination. In "Piercing," Murakami, in his own unique style, explores themes of child abuse and what happens to the voiceless among us, weaving a disturbing, spare tale of two people who find each other and then are forced into hurting each other deeply because of the haunting specter of their own abuse as children. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Mr. Murakamis novels are filled with entertaining psychopaths."—The New York TimesA pulsating cult-favorite psycho-thriller, the basis of the major motion picture starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska*One of Literary Hubs "Ten Works of Literary Horror You Should Read (Even if You Dont Think You Like Horror)"* Kawashima Masayuki is a successful graphic designer living in Tokyo with his loving wife, Yoko, and their baby girl. Outwardly, their lives are a picture of happiness and contentment, but every night while his wife sleeps Kawashima creeds from him bed and watches over the babys crib with an ice pick in his hand and an almost visceral desire to use it. One night, as this struggle unfolds once more, Kawashima makes a decision to confront his demons and sets into motion an uncontrollable chain of events seeming to lead inexorably to murder. The follow-up to In the Miso Soup from a cult favorite writer, Piercing confirms Murakami as the master of the psycho thriller—terrifying, sickening, and utterly gripping. Author Biography Ryu Murakami was born in 1952 in Nagasaki prefecture, Ryu Murakamiis the enfant terrible of contemporary Japanese literature. Awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1976 for his first book, a novel about a group of young people drowned in sex and drugs, he has gone on to explore with cinematic intensity the themes of violence and technology in contemporary Japanese society. His novels include Coin Locker Babies, Sixty-Nine, Popular Hits of the Showa Era, Audition, In the Miso Soup and From the Fatherland, with Love. Murakami is also a screenwriter and a director; his films include Tokyo Decadence, Audition and Because of You.Ralph McCarthy is a noted translator, whose translations include Ryu Murakamis Audition, In the Miso Soup, Piercing, Sixty-Nine, and From The Fatherland, With Love. Review "...short, tense and brutally eloquent" -- Publishers Weekly"The latest postcard from the edge by noir-ish Japanese novelist and filmmaker Murakami." -- Kirkus Reviews "Piercing is a Japanese extension of (David) Lynchs world." -- Chris Petit, Guardian"I read the whole book with my shoulders pressing into my ears, if that tells you anything." -- Emily Temple, LitHub *10 Works of Literary Horror You Should Read(Even if You Dont Think You Like Horror*"Equally compelling and disturbing ... Piercing is an even darker psycho-thriller" -- Daily Mail (London)"If Ryu Murakamis short novel were a film it would be a nasty but effective B-movie chiller ... Written in a faintly ironic style reminiscent of Bret Easton Ellis, Piercing is queasily compulsive ... the plot delivers its shocks efficiently." -- Financial Times"There are echoes here of Edgar Allan Poe and Dostoevsky - Murakami shares their fascination with the darkest layer of the soul, and the appalling isolation of the criminal. Creepy and gripping."-- The Times (London) Long Description A pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of "In the Miso Soup" A renaissance man for the postmodern age, Ryu Murakamia musician, filmmaker ("Tokyo Decadence"), TV personality, and award-winning authorhas gained a cult following in the West. His first novel, "Almost Transparent Blue", won Japans most coveted literary prize and sold over a million copies, and his most recent psychosexual thriller, "In the Miso Soup", gave readers a further taste of his incredibly agile imagination. In "Piercing", Murakami, in his own unique style, explores themes of child abuse and what happens to the voiceless among us, weaving a disturbing, spare tale of two people who find each other and then are forced into hurting each other deeply because of the haunting specter of their own abuse as children. Review Quote "The latest postcard from the edge by noir-ish Japanese novelist and filmmaker Murakami." -- Kirkus Reviews "Piercing is a Japanese extension of (David) Lynchs world." -- Chris Petit, Guardian "I read the whole book with my shoulders pressing into my ears, if that tells you anything." -- Emily Temple, LitHub *10 Works of Literary Horror You Should Read(Even if You Dont Think You Like Horror* "Equally compelling and disturbing ... Piercing is an even darker psycho-thriller" -- Daily Mail (London) "If Ryu Murakamis short novel were a film it would be a nasty but effective B-movie chiller ... Written in a faintly ironic style reminiscent of Bret Easton Ellis, Piercing is queasily compulsive ... the plot delivers its shocks efficiently." -- Financial Times " There are echoes here of Edgar Allan Poe and Dostoevsky - Murakami shares their fascination with the darkest layer of the soul, and the appalling isolation of the criminal. Creepy and gripping." -- The Times (London) Details ISBN014303863X Author Ryu Murakami Short Title PIERCING Language English Translator Ralph McCarthy ISBN-10 014303863X ISBN-13 9780143038634 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 895.635 Year 2007 Birth 1952 DOI 10.1604/9780143038634 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-03-27 NZ Release Date 2007-03-27 US Release Date 2007-03-27 UK Release Date 2007-03-27 Pages 192 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2007-03-27 Imprint Penguin USA Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:120019349;

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