The Night of Baba Yaga
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Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss.
Eighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shoko’s wellbeing than she ever expected. But every man around them is bloodthirsty and trigger-happy. Shindo doubts she and Shoko will survive much longer if nothing changes. Could there ever be a different life for two women like them?
Akira Otani’s English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Booker–shortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.
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Gewalt und mehr Gewalt
Das Buch beginnt mit einem Gewaltausbruch und Gewalt zieht sich auch durch die ganze Geschichte. Es gibt ein paar zarte Momente, aber die sind sehr rar. Die Beziehung, die zwischen Shindo und ihrem Schützling Shoko entsteht, gehört zu solchen Lichtblicken. Das Buch ist sehr kurz und man rast eigentlich durch die Geschichte. Dadurch bekommt das Ganze den Charakter eines spannenden Films, der einen nicht zu Atem kommem lässt. Menschen, die sensibel auf Gewalt (real und angedeutet) reagieren, sollten aber die Finger von diesem Buch lassen.
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Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss.
Eighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shoko’s wellbeing than she ever expected. But every man around them is bloodthirsty and trigger-happy. Shindo doubts she and Shoko will survive much longer if nothing changes. Could there ever be a different life for two women like them?
Akira Otani’s English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Booker–shortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.
Book Information
Posts
Gewalt und mehr Gewalt
Das Buch beginnt mit einem Gewaltausbruch und Gewalt zieht sich auch durch die ganze Geschichte. Es gibt ein paar zarte Momente, aber die sind sehr rar. Die Beziehung, die zwischen Shindo und ihrem Schützling Shoko entsteht, gehört zu solchen Lichtblicken. Das Buch ist sehr kurz und man rast eigentlich durch die Geschichte. Dadurch bekommt das Ganze den Charakter eines spannenden Films, der einen nicht zu Atem kommem lässt. Menschen, die sensibel auf Gewalt (real und angedeutet) reagieren, sollten aber die Finger von diesem Buch lassen.