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Liepman Literary Agency Marc Koralnik |
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RED GIRLS: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
Set against the drastic changes in the last fifty years in Japan, from the postwar era through the Cold War, the economy bubble and to the 21st century, the fate of the Akakuchibas rise and fall, and so do the women in the family......
RED GIRLS is a saga of three generation of women in the (fictional) Akakuchiba family with elements of magical realism and crime mystery. The author wrote the book as a homage both to Japan's postwar history and to her favorite book, A HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE.
Manyo, an orphan born with a Cassandra-like ability of prophecy, is adopted by the rich and powerful Akakuchiba family and later marries the heir. Throughout her life, she stays silent about the future she foresees, including the premature death of her firstborn son. Her daughter, Kemari, spent her a rebellious youth riding with the motorcycle gang, and later becomes a popular comic artist who is adored throughout Japan. The granddaughter, Toko, is the narrator of the book. A self-proclaimed "useless" young woman, she nevertheless undertakes the mission to solve the mystery of Manyo's dying words: "I am a murderer."
First published in 2006, RED GIRLS won the prestigious Mystery Writers of Japan Award and was voted the #2 Best Japanese Mystery (lost to Joh Sasaki's epic crime novel, THE POLICEMAN'S LINEAGE, which I've also signed up to represent worldwide). It was also nominated for the Naoki Prize and the Booksellers Award. It has sold 175,000 copies to date.
Manyo, an orphan born with a Cassandra-like ability of prophecy, is adopted by the rich and powerful Akakuchiba family and later marries the heir. Throughout her life, she stays silent about the future she foresees, including the premature death of her firstborn son. Her daughter, Kemari, spent her a rebellious youth riding with the motorcycle gang, and later becomes a popular comic artist who is adored throughout Japan. The granddaughter, Toko, is the narrator of the book. A self-proclaimed "useless" young woman, she nevertheless undertakes the mission to solve the mystery of Manyo's dying words: "I am a murderer."
First published in 2006, RED GIRLS won the prestigious Mystery Writers of Japan Award and was voted the #2 Best Japanese Mystery (lost to Joh Sasaki's epic crime novel, THE POLICEMAN'S LINEAGE, which I've also signed up to represent worldwide). It was also nominated for the Naoki Prize and the Booksellers Award. It has sold 175,000 copies to date.
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Book Published 2023-05-11 by Tokyo Sogensha |