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English
Vertical Inc.
04 June 2019
The vice and virtues of middle age are espied with an eagle eye in this hardboiled story about a mid-career gangster. Unfolding through chiseled sketches and run through with tantalizing motifs, Kitakata's masterpiece follows the fortunes of a yakuza mobster as his moment of truth approaches. Cool, real, and cleansing, Ashes is a literary tonic.
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Imprint:   Vertical Inc.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 224mm,  Width: 150mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   416g
ISBN:   9781932234022
ISBN 10:   1932234020
Pages:   224
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Recommended Age:   From 16 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kenzo Kitakata is the undisputed don of hardboiled and mystery writing in Japan. Immensly popular wiht mature readers both male and female, his works have won numerous literary awards.

Reviews for Ashes

Ashes is a fascinating look at the largely hidden world of the yakuza, Japan's mafia. -- Japan Visitor <br> This yakuza fable reads like a treatment for a Takeshi Kitano film, and its aging mobster Tanaka evokes Beat's sullen screen ennui. - Mary Jacobi, The Village Voice


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