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Penguin Publishing Group
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014313602X
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9780143136026
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Woman in the Purple Skirt : a Novel
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224 Pages
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English
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Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Psychological, Linguistics / General
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2021
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Fiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
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"I'm a sucker for tales about female friendships that slide into obsession. . . . Not just another cheap thriller with a 'you can't trust anyone' conceit, Imamura's latest is like Anita Brookner's Look at Me , reimagined by a surrealist." Hillary Kelly, Vulture "Imamura offers her readers crisp, refreshing prose. The Woman in the Purple Skirt will keep you firmly in its grip with its persistent, disquieting, matter-of-fact style." Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer "A breathless novel that depicts with sly humor the strange relationship between two women in contemporary Japan. You too will be obsessed with the Woman in the Purple Skirt and held in suspense until the last page." Leila Slimani, bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman "Imamura definitely has a rare talent for depicting people who are a little out of the ordinary. . . . By the time I got to the end, a powerful sense of the narrator's loneliness forcing its way through the madness gripped my heart." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police "Reading this novel, you can really hear Natsuko Imamura's unique voice, which comes across quite unsparingly and beautifully." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and The Nakano Thrift Shop "A superb story . . . I was mesmerized by this narrator. Unlikable men who hold our sympathy are frequently found in fiction, but I don't think I've ever encountered a woman as unappealing as this one who still managed to keep me completely beguiled." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain "Readable and entertaining . . . It's as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun, "I''m a sucker for tales about female friendships that slide into obsession. . . . Not just another cheap thriller with a ''you can''t trust anyone'' conceit, Imamura''s latest is like Anita Brookner''s Look at Me , reimagined by a surrealist." Hillary Kelly, Vulture "I tore through this novel. Grippingly and intimately told, with prose as tight as a wire, The Woman in the Purple Skirt is a quick and powerful jab to the heart." Jami Attenberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins "Imamura offers her readers crisp, refreshing prose. The Woman in the Purple Skirt will keep you firmly in its grip with its persistent, disquieting, matter-of-fact style." Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer "A breathless novel that depicts with sly humor the strange relationship between two women in contemporary Japan. You too will be obsessed with the Woman in the Purple Skirt and held in suspense until the last page." Leila Slimani, bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny "Delightful, droll, and menacing, this novel about a seemingly harmless obsession could be the love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith." Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman " The Woman in the Purple Skirt is like a love story overheard on a park bench. It''s a thriller about commutes, work schedules, and unemployment. It''s a bottle of hotel shampoo that makes its way into your shower, and you can''t seem to remember how it got there. What profound and giddy prose; I could not put this book down. Imamura is a glorious architect of perspective, surprising and breaking this reader''s heart at every turn." Hilary Leichter, author of Temporary "Imamura definitely has a rare talent for depicting people who are a little out of the ordinary. . . . By the time I got to the end, a powerful sense of the narrator''s loneliness forcing its way through the madness gripped my heart." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police "Reading this novel, you can really hear Natsuko Imamura''s unique voice, which comes across quite unsparingly and beautifully." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and The Nakano Thrift Shop "A superb story . . . I was mesmerized by this narrator. Unlikable men who hold our sympathy are frequently found in fiction, but I don''t think I''ve ever encountered a woman as unappealing as this one who still managed to keep me completely beguiled." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain " The Woman in the Purple Skirt expertly balances the mundane and the extraordinary, never swerving too far toward one side. With clinical prose and a wry sense of humor, Imamura shows us that the most powerful portrayal of loneliness is through not the self, but the projection of the self onto another." An Yu, author of Braised Pork "Imamura''s spare, intense prose calls to mind Sayaka Murata''s Convenience Store Woman with an extra edge of danger." Booklist "Graceful . . . The narrator''s intense one-way nonsexual desire creates an off-balance frisson of strangeness . . . infused with the power of fascination. . . . [For] psychological thriller fans who appreciate subtlety." Publishers Weekly "Readable and entertaining . . . It''s as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun, "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman "Imamura definitely has a rare talent for depicting people who are a little out of the ordinary. . . . By the time I got to the end, a powerful sense of the narrator's loneliness forcing its way through the madness gripped my heart." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police and juror for the Akutagawa Prize "Reading this novel, you can really hear Natsuko Imamura's unique voice, which comes across quite unsparingly and beautifully." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and juror for the Akutagawa Prize "A superb story . . . I was mesmerized by this narrator. Unlikeable men who hold our sympathy are frequently found in fiction, but I don't think I've ever encountered a woman as unappealing as this one who still managed to keep me completely beguiled." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain and juror for the Akutagawa Prize "Readable and entertaining . . . It's as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun, "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman "Imamura definitely has a special talent for vividly depicting people who have deviated from the bounds of normal behavior. . . . When I got to the final scene . . . the sense of loneliness, bursting out through the madness, truly moved me." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police and juror for the Akutagawa Prize "When you read this novel, you really get a sense of the author's voice . . . to beautiful effect." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and juror for the Akutagawa Prize "The artistry and skill evident in this work . . . are consummate. . . . I was fascinated by the descriptions of a woman who is morally questionable. In novels you often come across morally questionable men who manage to be rather appealing, but this is the first time I've ever encountered a woman who is morally questionable but who still manages to hold the reader's fascination." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain and juror for the Akutagawa Prize "Readable and entertaining . . . It's as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun, "I'm a sucker for tales about female friendships that slide into obsession. . . . Not just another cheap thriller with a 'you can't trust anyone' conceit, Imamura's latest is like Anita Brookner's Look at Me , reimagined by a surrealist." Hillary Kelly, Vulture "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman "Imamura definitely has a rare talent for depicting people who are a little out of the ordinary. . . . By the time I got to the end, a powerful sense of the narrator's loneliness forcing its way through the madness gripped my heart." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police "Reading this novel, you can really hear Natsuko Imamura's unique voice, which comes across quite unsparingly and beautifully." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and The Nakano Thrift Shop "A superb story . . . I was mesmerized by this narrator. Unlikable men who hold our sympathy are frequently found in fiction, but I don't think I've ever encountered a woman as unappealing as this one who still managed to keep me completely beguiled." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain "Readable and entertaining . . . It's as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun, "I''m a sucker for tales about female friendships that slide into obsession. . . . Not just another cheap thriller with a ''you can''t trust anyone'' conceit, Imamura''s latest is like Anita Brookner''s Look at Me , reimagined by a surrealist." Hillary Kelly, Vulture "I tore through this novel. Grippingly and intimately told, with prose as tight as a wire, The Woman in the Purple Skirt is a quick and powerful jab to the heart." Jami Attenberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins "Imamura offers her readers crisp, refreshing prose. The Woman in the Purple Skirt will keep you firmly in its grip with its persistent, disquieting, matter-of-fact style." Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer "A breathless novel that depicts with sly humor the strange relationship between two women in contemporary Japan. You too will be obsessed with the Woman in the Purple Skirt and held in suspense until the last page." Leila Slimani, bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny "Delightful, droll, and menacing, this novel about a seemingly harmless obsession could be the love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith." Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman " The Woman in the Purple Skirt is like a love story overheard on a park bench. It''s a thriller about commutes, work schedules, and unemployment. It''s a bottle of hotel shampoo that makes its way into your shower, and you can''t seem to remember how it got there. What profound and giddy prose; I could not put this book down. Imamura is a glorious architect of perspective, surprising and breaking this reader''s heart at every turn." Hilary Leichter, author of Temporary "Imamura definitely has a rare talent for depicting people who are a little out of the ordinary. . . . By the time I got to the end, a powerful sense of the narrator''s loneliness forcing its way through the madness gripped my heart." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police "Reading this novel, you can really hear Natsuko Imamura''s unique voice, which comes across quite unsparingly and beautifully." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and The Nakano Thrift Shop "A superb story . . . I was mesmerized by this narrator. Unlikable men who hold our sympathy are frequently found in fiction, but I don''t think I''ve ever encountered a woman as unappealing as this one who still managed to keep me completely beguiled." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain " The Woman in the Purple Skirt expertly balances the mundane and the extraordinary, never swerving too far toward one side. With clinical prose and a wry sense of humor, Imamura shows us that the most powerful portrayal of loneliness is through not the self, but the projection of the self onto another." An Yu, author of Braised Pork "Deliciously creepy . . . Imamura''s pacing is as deft and quick as the best thrillers, but her prose is also understated and quietly subtle. . . . A subtly ominous story about voyeurism and the danger of losing yourself in someone else . . . A resounding success." Kirkus Reviews "Imamura''s spare, intense prose calls to mind Sayaka Murata''s Convenience Store Woman with an extra edge of danger." Booklist "Graceful . . . The narrator''s intense one-way nonsexual desire creates an off-balance frisson of strangeness . . . infused with the power of fascination. . . . [For] psychological thriller fans who appreciate subtlety." Publishers Weekly "Readable and entertaining . . . It''s as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun, "I'm a sucker for tales about female friendships that slide into obsession. . . . Not just another cheap thriller with a 'you can't trust anyone' conceit, Imamura's latest is like Anita Brookner's Look at Me , reimagined by a surrealist." Hillary Kelly, Vulture "I tore through this novel. Grippingly and intimately told, with prose as tight as a wire, The Woman in the Purple Skirt is a quick and powerful jab to the heart." Jami Attenberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins "Imamura offers her readers crisp, refreshing prose. The Woman in the Purple Skirt will keep you firmly in its grip with its persistent, disquieting, matter-of-fact style." Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer "A breathless novel that depicts with sly humor the strange relationship between two women in contemporary Japan. You too will be obsessed with the Woman in the Purple Skirt and held in suspense until the last page." Leila Slimani, bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny "Delightful, droll, and menacing, this novel about a seemingly harmless obsession could be the love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith." Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble "Very powerful . . . Meticulous and extremely precise . . . Reading this book made me feel like I was in an unstable and strange world." Sayaka Murata, bestselling author of Convenience Store Woman "Imamura definitely has a rare talent for depicting people who are a little out of the ordinary. . . . By the time I got to the end, a powerful sense of the narrator's loneliness forcing its way through the madness gripped my heart." Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police "Reading this novel, you can really hear Natsuko Imamura's unique voice, which comes across quite unsparingly and beautifully." Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo and The Nakano Thrift Shop "A superb story . . . I was mesmerized by this narrator. Unlikable men who hold our sympathy are frequently found in fiction, but I don't think I've ever encountered a woman as unappealing as this one who still managed to keep me completely beguiled." Shuichi Yoshida, author of Villain " The Woman in the Purple Skirt expertly balances the mundane and the extraordinary, never swerving too far toward one side. With clinical prose and a wry sense of humor, Imamura shows us that the most powerful portrayal of loneliness is through not the self, but the projection of the self onto another." An Yu, author of Braised Pork "Readable and entertaining . . . It's as if a mirage appeared and then suddenly disappeared. . . . A mysterious novel." Shukan Shincho "Horrifying, humorous, whimsical, and disturbing . . . It will remain with you." Tokyo Shimbun
Synopsis
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR · Marie Claire "A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness and obsession." --Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train "[It] will keep you firmly in its grip." --Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer "The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith." --Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble A bestselling, prizewinning novel by one of Japan's most acclaimed young writers, for fans of Convenience Store Woman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, and the movies Parasite and Rear Window I think what I'm trying to say is that I've been wanting to become friends with the Woman in the Purple Skirt for a very long time... Almost every afternoon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on the same park bench, where she eats a cream bun while the local children make a game of trying to get her attention. Unbeknownst to her, she is being watched--by the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who is always perched just out of sight, monitoring which buses she takes, what she eats, whom she speaks to. From a distance, the Woman in the Purple Skirt looks like a schoolgirl, but there are age spots on her face, and her hair is dry and stiff. She is single, she lives in a small apartment, and she is short on money--just like the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who lures her to a job as a housekeeper at a hotel, where she too is a housekeeper. Soon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt is having an affair with the boss and all eyes are on her. But no one knows or cares about the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan. That's the difference between her and the Woman in the Purple Skirt. Studiously deadpan and chillingly voyeuristic, and with the off-kilter appeal of the novels of Ottessa Moshfegh, The Woman in the Purple Skirt explores envy, loneliness, power dynamics, and the vulnerability of unmarried women in a taut, suspenseful narrative about the sometimes desperate desire to be seen., A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR - Marie Claire "A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness and obsession." --Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train "[It] will keep you firmly in its grip." --Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer "The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith." --Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble A bestselling, prizewinning novel by one of Japan's most acclaimed young writers, for fans of Convenience Store Woman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, and the movies Parasite and Rear Window I think what I'm trying to say is that I've been wanting to become friends with the Woman in the Purple Skirt for a very long time... Almost every afternoon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on the same park bench, where she eats a cream bun while the local children make a game of trying to get her attention. Unbeknownst to her, she is being watched--by the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who is always perched just out of sight, monitoring which buses she takes, what she eats, whom she speaks to. From a distance, the Woman in the Purple Skirt looks like a schoolgirl, but there are age spots on her face, and her hair is dry and stiff. She is single, she lives in a small apartment, and she is short on money--just like the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who lures her to a job as a housekeeper at a hotel, where she too is a housekeeper. Soon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt is having an affair with the boss and all eyes are on her. But no one knows or cares about the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan. That's the difference between her and the Woman in the Purple Skirt. Studiously deadpan and chillingly voyeuristic, and with the off-kilter appeal of the novels of Ottessa Moshfegh, The Woman in the Purple Skirt explores envy, loneliness, power dynamics, and the vulnerability of unmarried women in a taut, suspenseful narrative about the sometimes desperate desire to be seen.
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