{"product_id":"books-grotesque-by-natsuo-kirino","title":"Grotesque","description":"Life at the prestigious Q High School for Girls in Tokyo exists on a precise social axis: a world of insiders and outsiders, of haves and have-nots. Beautiful Yuriko and her unpopular, unnamed sister exist in different spheres; the hopelessly awkward Kazue Sato floats around among them, trying to fit in.Years later, Yuriko and Kazue are dead -- both have become prostitutes and both have been brutally murdered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNatsuo Kirino, celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, seamlessly weaves together the stories of these women's struggles within the conventions and restrictions of Japanese society. At once a psychological investigation of the pressures facing Japanese women and a classic work of noir fiction, \u003ci\u003eGrotesque\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly twisted novel of ambition, desire, beauty, cruelty, and identity by one of our most electrifying writers.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53770021208337,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781400044948.jpg?v=1783955139","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-grotesque-by-natsuo-kirino","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}