A Japanese novel you should read: The Thief

Book review by Matt S.

Nakamura Fuminori rocketed to international literary superstardom with The Thief, and with very good reason. This book is a masterpiece. In general terms, it's a crime thriller, but that's underselling and simplifying it. Combining the dense reflection on the human condition of something with a healthily dark existential view on the world, Nakamura's work is not really a genre piece at all, but rather, it's right up there with the best literary page-turners.

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