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Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara (2006, Perfect)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100452287316

ISBN-139780452287310

eBay Product ID (ePID)51073567

Product Key Features

Book TitleSnakes and Earrings

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, General, Literary

Publication Year2006

GenreFiction

AuthorHitomi Kanehara

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight3.4 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

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SynopsisAn edgy and electrifying literary sensation that took Japan by storm, "Snakes and Earrings" is the riveting story of a young girl's descent through the dark and disturbing underbelly of Tokyo., The Prize-Winning Cult Classic and International Bestseller with Over 1 Million Copies Sold Describing a world as amoral and fascinating as the landscapes of "Less Than Zero" and "Trainspotting," this novel about a young woman living in the violent world of Japans underground youth culture is both shocking and strangely beautiful. Enchanted by the snakelike forked tongue of a stranger called Ama, nineteen- year-old Lui takes a walk on another side of life. Following Ama home the night she meets him, Lui straightaway moves in with him and begins making plans to have her own tongue pierced. Determined to push her boundaries further, she asks Amas strange friend Shiba to design an exquisite dragon tattoo for her back. But when Lui and Shiba begin an affair, Amas jealousy is stirred and the situation becomes explosive. BACKCOVER: Shocking, brutal, riveting, and best of all, well written. "Marie Claire" As unsettling and poetic as a fever dream. "Elle" A powerful portrait of [the] post-bubble generation. "The New York Times" Ever get the longing to conceal a video camera in a zone youd never get a peek into otherwise? Hitomi Kanehara fearlessly takes us into the labyrinthine realm that makes up renegade Japanese youth culture. J.T. Leroy, author of "Sarah", An edgy and electrifying literary sensation that took Japan by storm, Snakes and Earrings is the riveting story of a young girl's descent through the dark and disturbing underbelly of Tokyo.