The thief tells the story of a pickpocket in shinjuku, the most popular of tokyos. The thief and millions of other books are available for instant access. When fumihiro kuki is eleven years old, his elderly. Also received the noma prize for new writers in 2004 for shako the shade. The thief, winner of the 2010 oe prize, japans most important literary award, is his first novel to be published in english.
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We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. March 20, 2012 nakamuras first english translation takes a tokyo pickpocket out way past his depth and makes him squirm. At 210 pages this is a small book with a mighty emotional punch. The thief by fuminori nakamura the thief is a seasoned pickpocket, who is questioning his lifestyle, his choices and the consequences of his actions. Feb 29, 2016 a literary crime masterpiece that follows a japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate.
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The story itself is relatively simple, in fact the main character is only known as the thief. The thief manages to wrap you up in its pages, tightly, before you are quite aware of it. Mar 20, 2012 its no surprise fuminori nakamuras the thief won the oe prize, one of japans biggest literary awards. Nakamuras knees surely must be buckling already under the weight of the. The english translation of the novel was well received. When toru narazakis girlfriend, ryoko tachibana, disappears, he tries to track her down, despite the warnings of the private detective hes hired to find her.
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