
In the Miso Soup
"Ryū Murakami's taut, unsettling thriller is widely praised for its visceral atmosphere and sharp critique of modern alienation, though some find its graphic violence more provocative than genuinely profound."
It's just before New Year, and Frank, an American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo's nightlife. But, Frank's behaviour is so odd that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion: his client may in fact have murderous desires. Although Kenji is far from innocent himself, he unwillingly descends with Frank into an inferno of evil, from which only his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Jun, can possibly save him.
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- In the Miso SoupPublished · 2009Publisher · Bloomsbury Publishing PlcPages · 192Lang · ENGISBN · 9781408806371
In the Miso SoupPublished · 2006Publisher · Bloomsbury Publishing PlcPages · 192Lang · ENGISBN · 9780747578888
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