An NPR Best Book of 2013 Read more Print length 176 pages Language English Publisher Picador Publication date JanuDimensions 5.55 x 0.45 x 8. Stephen Snyder translated the book into English. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page.

It was published in Japan in 1998, and in the United States by Picador in 2013. Filled with breathtaking images, Ogawa provides us with a slice of life that is resplendent in its chaos, enthralling in its passion and chilling in its cruelty. Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (, Kamoku na shigai, Midara na tomurai) is a collection of interconnected short stories by Yko Ogawa. Revenge, which came out in 1998 in Japan, was. In the tradition of classical Japanese poetic collections, the stories in 'Revenge' are linked through recurring images and motifs, as each story follows on from the one before while simultaneously introducing new characters and themes. Yoko Ogawa has been gifting Japan with dark, obsessive fiction for over thirty years, but only some of her work in currently available in English. From this beginning Yoko Ogawa weaves a dark and beautiful narrative that pulls together a seemingly disconnected cast of characters. Every year she buys him his favourite cake even though he died in an accident when he was six years old. Another customer comes in. The woman tells the new arrival that she is buying her son a treat for his birthday. The place is immaculate but there is no one serving so she waits. Synopsis : A woman goes into a bakery to buy a strawberry cream tart. A silkbound limited edition of the latest masterpiece from one of Japan's most highly respected and bestselling writers, Yoko Ogawa - bound in antique kimono silk in 3 designs, signed via bookplate affixed to the title page.

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