by Natsuo Kirino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020931991
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«Monstrueux» is the suspense novel by Natsuo Kirino, published by Éditions du Seuil in 2008 in paperback (614 pages, in French).
The novel follows two Japanese women from wealthy families who, twenty years after their studies, have ended up working as prostitutes and are found murdered. From this double crime, the narrative portrays the contrasts of Japanese society, appearances, and the darkest areas of the human condition.
The work is set in Tokyo, Japan, and belongs to the Thrillers collection from Éditions du Seuil.
For readers of thrillers and crime fiction who appreciate a somber atmosphere and the social portrait of Japan.
Natsuo Kirino is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction.
