内容简介
IntheTokyosuburbsfourwomenworkthedraininggraveyardshiftataboxed-lunchfactory.Burdenedwithchoresandheavydebtsandisolatedfromhusbandsandchildren,theyallsecretlydreamofawayoutoftheirdead-endlives.Ayoungmotheramongthemfinallycracksandstranglesherphilandering,gamblinghusbandthenconfesseshercrimetoMasako,theclosestofhercolleagues.Forreasonsofherown,Masakoagreestoassistherfriendandseeksthehelpoftheotherco-workerstodismemberanddisposeofthebody.Thebodypartsarediscovered,thepolicestartaskingquestions,butthewomenhavefarmoredangerousenemies-ayakuzaconnectedloansharkwhodiscoverstheirsecretandhasabusinessproposition,andaruthlessnightclubownerthepoliceareconvincedisguiltyofthemurder.Hehaslosteverythingasaresultoftheircrimeandheisoutforrevenge.OUTisapsychologicallytautandunflinchingforayintothedarkestrecessesofthehumansoul,anunsettlingreminderthatthedesperatedesireforfreedomcanmakethemostordinarypersondotheunimaginable.REALWORLD:NewNatsuoKirinocomingoutinSeptember2008(20031208)
作者简介
NatsuoKirino,bornin1951,quicklyestablishedareputationinJapanasoneofararebreedofcrimewriterwhoseworkgoeswellbeyondtheconventionalcrimenovel.ThisfacthasbeendemonstratedbyherwinningnotonlyJapan'stopmysteryaward,forOut,butoneofitsmajorliteraryawards,theNaokiPrizeforSoftCheeks.Severalofherbookshavealsobeenturnedintomovies.OutisthefirstofhernovelstoappearinEnglish.(20031208)