Cover of Grotesque

Grotesque

by Natsuo Kirino

2003 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 3 places · 2 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Two prostitutes are murdered in Tokyo. Twenty years previously both women were educated at the same elite school for young ladies, and had seemingly promising futures ahead of them. But in a world of dark desire and vicious ambition, for both women, prostitution meant power. Grotesque is a masterful and haunting thriller, a chilling exploration of women's secret lives in modern day Japan.

Set in

  • Shibuya · Japan
    murders on Shibuya streets
    ★ primary
  • Shinjuku, Tokyo · Japan
    Shinjuku murder prostitution setting
    ★ primary
  • Tokyo · Japan
    elite girls high school

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