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Tokyo Year Zero (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

by David Peace

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It's August 1946one year after the Japanese surrenderand women are turning up dead all over Tokyo. Detective Minami of the Tokyo Metropolitan Policeirreverent, angry, despairinggoes on the hunt for a killer known as the Japanese Bluebearda decorated former Imperial soldier who raped and murdered at least ten women amidst the turmoil of post-war Tokyo. As he undertakes the case, Minami is haunted by his own memories of atrocities that he can no longer explain or forgive. Unblinking in its vision of a nation in a chaotic, hellish period in its history, Tokyo Year Zero is a darkly lyrical and stunningly original crime novel.

About the Author

David Peace is the author of The Red Riding Quartet, GB84, and The Damned Utd. He was chosen as one of Granta's 2003 Best Young British Novelists, and has received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the German Crime Fiction Award, and the French Grand Prix de Roman Noir for Best Foreign Novel. Born and raised in Yorkshire, he has lived in Tokyo since 1994.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780307276506
Author:
Peace, David
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Historical
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery Historical
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication Date:
20080831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
7.98x5.26x.82 in. .62 lbs.

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