Confessions (Minato novel)
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Confessions is Stephen Snyder's 2014 translation of Kanae Minato's 2008 debut novel, Kokuhaku. It is a suspense novel that traces the impact of a schoolteacher's act of revenge, and it deals with themes of motherhood and power as well as social issues like AIDS and hikikomori. The novel's chapters are in the form of a one-sided conversation, a letter, a diary entry, a reminiscion, a blog post, and a one-sided phone call. The novel was also adapted into a 2010 Japanese feature film of the same name; Minato has received many awards for her debut work.
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Author | Kanae Minato |
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Translator | Stephen Snyder |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese (translated to English) |
Genre | Mystery/Thriller |
Publication date | August 5, 2008 (Original) August 19, 2014 (Translation) |
Awards | Shosetsu Suiri New Writers Prize (2007; for the first chapter) Japanese Booksellers Award (2009) Alex Award (2015) Nominee for Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel (2015) Nominee for Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel (2015) |
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