BUY THE BOOK • $16.00 Picador Picador ISBN: 465 176 Pages 'It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E.A. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind — it does in mine — as a delicious, perplexing, absorbing and somehow singular experience.' —Alan Cheuse, NPR Sinister forces collide---and unite a host of desperate characters---in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor---who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders---their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page. An NPR Best Book of 2013 NPR Best Book of the Year, The Independent (UK) Foreign Fiction Prize Shortlist CONNECT WITH THE AUTHOR • • MACMILLAN NEWSLETTER Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers.

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Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (寡黙な死骸みだらな弔い, Kamoku na shigai, Midara na tomurai) is a collection of short stories by Yōko Ogawa. It was published in Japan in 1998, and in the United States by Picador in 2013. Stephen Snyder translated the book into English. Buy the eBook Revenge by Yoko Ogawa online from Australia's leading online eBook store. Download eBooks from Booktopia today.

Original run April 5, 1996 – March 27, 1998 Episodes 102 () Kodomo no Omocha (: こどものおもちゃ, lit. Child's Toy), also known as Kodocha for short, is a series. The series was as an by and released on December 16, 1995 by under their Ribon Video label. An television series was created by and and broadcast on every Friday from April 5, 1996 to March 27, 1998. In 2002, the manga was published in North America in English by as Kodocha: Sana's Stage. In 2006, Tokyopop lost the license to the manga, leaving it. In 2005, the first half of the anime series was licensed for North American distribution by and has been released on DVD.

In 2012, Funimation announced that their Kodocha DVDs will be going out of print. Both the manga and anime have been well received by publications for different media for the character interactions and the comedy. The manga won the 1998 for. At the held in 2007, it was nominated for best comedy anime. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] Sana Kurata is a cheerful, popular and energetic 11-year-old child actress who enrolls in a regular school only to find out there is chaos in the classroom, led mainly by an aloof boy named Akito Hayama.

At first, the two come in conflict with each other because of their opposing ideals, but as they get to know each other, they start helping each other out in Akito's family life and Sana's career, as well as helping their classmates and peers. Characters [ ] Main characters [ ] Sana Kurata ( 倉田紗南, Kurata Sana) Voiced by: (OVA), Shizue Oda (TV series) (Japanese); (English) Sana is an 11-year-old child star at the beginning of the series. She is an exuberant and cheerful girl. She began sixth grade and is having a hard time at school, because a boy named Akito Hayama is causing chaos in her classroom, and she sets out to stop him and bring peace to her world. A Gift Of Fire 4th Edition Pdf more.

However, she soon learns that there is more to Akito than it seems. Her biological mother abandoned her after her birth and was found by Misako who then adopted her. Sana learned this when she is five years old but doesn't say anything until her mother publishes a book about it. After this, she meets her biological mother and half-sister for the first time. While she is energetic and always has a smile on her face, she has a temper and fierce determination.

She never backs down from a fight, especially against Akito, who is considered to be her rival, friend, and later on, her lover. Initially, she thought that her manager, Rei, was her boyfriend, but after a fight with her mother, she realizes that she simply loved him in a platonic way. Sana began her acting career at the Komawari Theater Troupe when she was five years old, and now stars in a popular variety program called Child's Toy, and several commercials. During the course of the series, her career flourishes, and she stars in TV dramas and a feature film among other projects. Sana also deals with many ups-and-downs of show business, such as competitive co-stars, rabid fans, zealous paparazzi, false rumors in tabloids, ruthless talent managers who try to poach her, and in the anime, even an imposter. From the beginning of the series, she developed a strong friendship with Akito and gradually falls in love with him but doesn't realize it after he starts dating Fuka. They eventually start dating when they are in middle school.