In the Miso Soup

By Ryu Murakami
Translated by Ralph McCarthy

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About In the Miso Soup

From postmodern Renaissance man Ryu Murakami, master of the psychothriller and director of Tokyo Decadence, comes this hair-raising roller-coaster ride through the nefarious neon-lit world of Tokyo’s sex industry. In the Miso Soup tells of Frank, an overweight American tourist who has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo’s sleazy nightlife. But Frank’s behavior is so strange that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion—that his new client is in fact the serial killer currently terrorizing the city. It is not until later, however, that Kenji learns exactly how much he has to fear and how irrevocably his encounter with this great white whale of an American will change his life.

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“A writer with talent to burn . . . Fellini and Günter Grass, David Bowie and Dostoevski, García Márquez and Mike Leigh’s Naked all come to mind.” —Gary Indiana, author of Rent Boy

“A blistering portrait of contemporary Japan . . . one of the most savage thrillers since The Silence of the Lambs.” —Kirkus Reviews

About Ryu Murakami

Ryu Murakami, musician, filmmaker, TV talk show host, and novelist, is the author of Almost Transparent Blue, 69, and Coin Locker Babies, which the Washington Post praised as “a knockout . . . a great big pulsating parable.”

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Published by Penguin Books
Mar 28, 2006 | 224 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9780143035695

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