Name: Confessions
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Author: Kanae Minato
ISBN: 9780316200929

Type

Physical Book

Author

Kanae Minato

Translated by

Stephen Snyder

Publisher

Mulholland Books

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 14.0 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.20 kg.

ISBN13

9780316200929

Synopsis "Confessions "

Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a diabolical plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions probes the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You'll never look at a classroom the same way again.

Kanae Minato

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Kanae Minato was born in Hiroshima. In 2007, she debuted as a writer by winning the twenty-ninth edition of the award given by the magazine Shosetsu Suiri, dedicated to mystery novels, for the story "The Saint". In 2008, she published her first novel, Confessions (Nocturna, 2021), which sold more than three million copies in Japan, won awards such as the booksellers' award or the Alex Award from the Library Association in the United States and had a successful film adaptation (directed by Tetsuya Nakashima) that represented Japan at the Oscars. A year later, she published Penance (Nocturna, 2022), adapted into a television miniseries by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, in which she again delves into the theme of revenge and the tragic events it triggers.

Currently, Kanae Minato is fully dedicated to writing and is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan Association.

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