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Natsuo Kirino

Born

in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

October 07, 1951

Website

http://www.kirino-natsuo.com/index.html

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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NATSUO KIRINO (桐野夏生), born in 1951 in Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture) was an active and spirited child brought up between her two brothers, one being six years older and the other five years younger than her. Kirino's father, being an architect, took the family to many cities, and Kirino spent her youth in Sendai, Sapporo, and finally settled in Tokyo when she was fourteen, which is where she has been residing since. Kirino showed glimpses of her talent as a writer in her early stages—she was a child with great deal of curiosity, and also a child who could completely immerse herself in her own unique world of imagination.

After completing her law degree, Kirino worked in various fields before becoming a fictional writer; including scheduling ...more

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Natsuo Kirino’s books

Average rating: 3.81 · 62,784 ratings · 7,071 reviews · 95 distinct works • Similar authors

	Out 3.95 avg rating — 37,043 ratings — published 1997 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino, Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 11,890 ratings — published 2003 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Real World 3.41 avg rating — 7,848 ratings — published 2003 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino, Rebecca Copeland (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 3.71 avg rating — 2,996 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una storia crudele by Natsuo Kirino, Gianluca Coci (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disparitions 3.78 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'isola dei naufraghi by Natsuo Kirino, Gianluca Coci (Translator) 3.18 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pioggia sul viso by Natsuo Kirino, Gianluca Coci (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In 3.24 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La notte dimenticata dagli angeli by Natsuo Kirino, Gianluca Coci (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Natsuo Kirino

村野ミロシリーズ / Murano Miro (5 books)
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桐野夏生

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Quotes by Natsuo Kirino (?)

“For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive.”
― Natsuo Kirino, Grotesque

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“It wasn't so much that I was afraid of the place itself, but I was afraid of the creatures who masqueraded as people.”
― Natsuo Kirino, Real World

115 likes

“In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water.”
― Natsuo Kirino, Grotesque

tags: decay, grotesque, women

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Polls

November 2015 New School Classics Group Read

1982, Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally, 429 pages

25 votes, 17.5%

1988, Matilda by Roald Dahl, 240 pages

23 votes, 16.1%

1997, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, 434 pages

16 votes, 11.2%

1930, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, 267 pages

14 votes, 9.8%

1988, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, 197 pages

13 votes, 9.1%

1987, Beloved by Toni Morrison, 324 pages

11 votes, 7.7%

1932, Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, 233 pages

8 votes, 5.6%

1957, The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino, 217 pages

7 votes, 4.9%

1989, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, 288 pages

6 votes, 4.2%

1959, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 160 pages

5 votes, 3.5%

1940, The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, 222 pages

4 votes, 2.8%

1949, The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles, 342 pages

3 votes, 2.1%

1932, The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth, 352 pages

3 votes, 2.1%

1928, Quicksand by Nella Larsen, 192 pages

2 votes, 1.4%

1939, Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo, 243 pages

2 votes, 1.4%

1931, The Road Back by Erich Maria Remarque, 352 pages

1 vote, 0.7%

1997, Out by Natsuo Kirino, 400 pages

0 votes, 0.0%

1974, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, 288 pages

0 votes, 0.0%

143 total votes

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