One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except...
“A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts.” -- Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory PoliceThis second half of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura...