Pressestimmen
"Disquieting and suspenseful."
--Kathryn Harrison, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Brilliant feminist noir. . . . Sleek, assured and disturbing. . . . Reads like "Little Women" in an acid bath. . . .You won't want to miss it."
--"The Plain Dealer"
"Transfixing. . . . Kirino touches on much deeper issues than unlocking teenage diaries. . . . A psychologically complex story told in a breezy, adolescent way, reminiscent of "Bonjour Tristesse.""
--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Kirino demands total submission to her characters' inner lives. . . . [Real World] challenges readers to confront the truth of human nature, to release judgments about violence and see beyond the act to its roots."
--"The Miami Herald"
"Instead of one lone maniac, Kirino makes adolescent ennui and detachment the villain, tracing out a spooky cultural phenomenon that makes this new translation a purely psychological thriller."
--"Time Out Chicago"
"Jealousy, solipsism, fear, arrogance-the mind of an adolescent can be a frustrating and scary place. . . . [Real World] takes us deep inside the heads of these kids." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"If "Real World" is indeed a work of social realism, Kirino is either a masterful cynic or the cartographer of a very scary side of reality."
--"The New York Sun"
"It's rare to come across a book that is unlike anything you've ever read. Real World""is such a book. . . . Kirino's mix of the savage and the mundane is masterful. . . . Hers is a fresh, contemporary voice that captures the attitude of youth culture around the world. . . . An addictive, compelling read."
--"Daily Camera" (Boulder)
"Disturbingly intimate. . . . [Kirino's characters] speak as one voice of youth in an utterly hypnotic, illuminating narrative."
--"Paste"
"A novel that looks at the emotional vacuum of teenage culture, one less affected by a brutal murder and its emo
--Kathryn Harrison, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Brilliant feminist noir. . . . Sleek, assured and disturbing. . . . Reads like "Little Women" in an acid bath. . . .You won't want to miss it."
--"The Plain Dealer"
"Transfixing. . . . Kirino touches on much deeper issues than unlocking teenage diaries. . . . A psychologically complex story told in a breezy, adolescent way, reminiscent of "Bonjour Tristesse.""
--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Kirino demands total submission to her characters' inner lives. . . . [Real World] challenges readers to confront the truth of human nature, to release judgments about violence and see beyond the act to its roots."
--"The Miami Herald"
"Instead of one lone maniac, Kirino makes adolescent ennui and detachment the villain, tracing out a spooky cultural phenomenon that makes this new translation a purely psychological thriller."
--"Time Out Chicago"
"Jealousy, solipsism, fear, arrogance-the mind of an adolescent can be a frustrating and scary place. . . . [Real World] takes us deep inside the heads of these kids." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"If "Real World" is indeed a work of social realism, Kirino is either a masterful cynic or the cartographer of a very scary side of reality."
--"The New York Sun"
"It's rare to come across a book that is unlike anything you've ever read. Real World""is such a book. . . . Kirino's mix of the savage and the mundane is masterful. . . . Hers is a fresh, contemporary voice that captures the attitude of youth culture around the world. . . . An addictive, compelling read."
--"Daily Camera" (Boulder)
"Disturbingly intimate. . . . [Kirino's characters] speak as one voice of youth in an utterly hypnotic, illuminating narrative."
--"Paste"
"A novel that looks at the emotional vacuum of teenage culture, one less affected by a brutal murder and its emo
Kurzbeschreibung
In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls drift through a hot smoggy August and tedious summer school classes. There's dependable Toshi; brainy Terauchi; Yuzan, grief-stricken and confused; and Kirarin, whose late nights and reckless behaviour remain a secret from those around her. Then Toshi's next-door neighbour is found brutally murdered and the girls suspect Worm, the neighbour's son and a high school misfit. But when he disappears (taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him), the four girls become irresistibly drawn into a treacherous vortex of brutality and seduction which rises from within themselves as well as the world around them.
Synopsis
In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls drift through a hot smoggy August and tedious summer school classes. There's dependable Toshi; brainy Terauchi; Yuzan, grief-stricken and confused; and Kirarin, whose late nights and reckless behaviour remain a secret from those around her. Then Toshi's next-door neighbour is found brutally murdered and the girls suspect Worm, the neighbour's son and a high school misfit. But when he disappears (taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him), the four girls become irresistibly drawn into a treacherous vortex of brutality and seduction which rises from within themselves as well as the world around them.
Über den Autor
Natsuo Kirino, born in 1951, is the author of sixteen novels, four short-story collections, and an essay collection. She is the recipient of six of Japan's premier literary awards, including the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Out, and the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for Grotesque. Her work has been translated into nineteen languages, and several of her books have been turned into movies. Out was the first of her novels to appear in English and was nominated for an Edgar Award. She lives in Tokyo.
