Revenge by Yōko Ogawa
Eleven Dark Tales
This collection delves into the unsettling corners of the human psyche through eleven interconnected stories that explore themes of desire, pain, and retribution. Each tale weaves a haunting narrative where characters confront peculiar incidents and twisted relationships, often finding themselves entangled in situations where the line between reality and the surreal blurs. The stories, set against the backdrop of everyday life in Japan, reveal the quiet horror lurking beneath the surface of ordinary encounters, as the protagonists grapple with the consequences of their dark obsessions and the inexorable pull of vengeance.
The 5289th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1998
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 162-176
- Original Language
- Japanese
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(4.1)
- Alternate Titles
- None
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