Instantly reminiscent of the work of Osamu Dazai and Patricia
Highsmith, Fuminori Nakamura’s latest novel is a dark and twisting
house of mirrors that philosophically explores the violence of
aesthetics and the horrors of identity.A young writer arrives at a
prison to interview a convict. The writer has been commissioned to
write a full account of the case, from the bizarre and grisly details
of the crime to the nature of the man behind it. The suspect, a
world-renowned photographer named Kiharazaka, has a deeply unsettling
portfolio—lurking beneath the surface of each photograph is an
acutely obsessive fascination with his subject. He stands accused of
murdering two women—both burned alive—and will likely face the
death penalty. But something isn’t quite right. As the young writer
probes further, his doubts about this man as a killer intensify, and
he struggles to maintain his sense of reason and justice. Is
Kiharazaka truly guilty, or will he die to protect someone else?
Evoking Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s
“Hell Screen,” Last Winter, We Parted is a twisted tale that asks
a deceptively sinister question: Is it possible to truly capture the
essence of another human being?
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ISBN
9781616954567
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Publishing Services
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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