Nakamura, Fuminori

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My Annihilation

Nakamura’s (The Thief) dark, elegant novel will appeal more to lovers of experimental fiction than fans of crime thrillers.
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Cult X.

A terrific audio production that should be included in "adults only" collections. ["This best-selling novel from one of Japan's most talented crime writers offers a provocative look into the world of extremist beliefs in modern culture": LJ 5/1/18 review of the Soho Crime hc.]
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Cult X.

Inspired by the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway, this best-selling novel from one of Japan's most talented crime writers offers a provocative look into the world of extremist beliefs in modern culture. [See Prepub Alert, 11/21/17.]
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The Boy in the Earth

Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's most prestigious literary award, this well-written sparse character study in psychological obsession will appeal to readers who like their fiction dark.
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The Kingdom

With a complex yet sympathetic antiheroine who must outwit the most cunning and twisted minds, Nakamura's (The Thief) dark crime novel sets the bar for gritty, twisted plots that keep readers constantly guessing. A great summer pick for crime and mystery buffs. [See Prepub Alert, 1/25/16.]
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The Gun

Light on action but suspenseful to the last page, Nakamura's existential noir translates well to America, a timely allegory for our gun-crazed culture.
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Last Winter, We Parted

In Nakamura's new novel (after The Thief), a young writer is asked to write the biography of a death row inmate who had burned two women alive, hoping to capture their fleeting essence in the flames...
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Evil and the Mask

This literary thriller steeps the reader in humanity's dark nature and the struggle of those who try to resist their own moral corruption. Fans of such Japanese writers as Miyuki Miyabe (Shadow Family), Natsuo Kirino (Out; Grotesque), and Keigo Higashino (The Devotion of Suspect X) will enjoy reading Nakamura.
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The Thief

Mystery/crime aficionados with exacting literary standards, as well as readers familiar with already established-in-translation Japanese writers Miyuki Miyabe (Shadow Family), Natsuo Kirino (Out; Grotesque), and Keigo Higashino (The Devotion of Suspect X), will especially enjoy discovering Nakamura.
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