Thief

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Tokyo pickpocket's past converges with present heist.

"Thief" pulls you into the shadowy side of Tokyo through the eyes of a skilled pickpocket. It's a lean novel, but packed with tension and existential dread as Nishimura's isolated life slowly intersects with bygone ties. If you're into crisp, noir-style storytelling with a morally complex protagonist, this compact yet powerful read might find its way into your pocket—or at least, your reading list.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Mystery/Thriller (2012)
  • Prix Zoom Japon for Littérature (2013)
  • Ōe Kenzaburō Prize 大江健三郎賞 (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Thief

Regular price RM32.87 MYR
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Compare to estimated retail price: RM67.29 MYR  
ISBN: 9781780339139
Publisher: Corsair
Date of Publication: 2012-08-12
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.52
(rated by 7390 readers)

Description

A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. Bleak and oozing existential dread, the Thief is simply unforgettable. The Thief is a seasoned pickpocket. Anonymous in his tailored suit, he weaves in and out of Tokyo crowds, stealing wallets from strangers so smoothly sometimes he doesn’t even remember the snatch. Most people are just a blur to him, nameless faces from whom he chooses his victims. He has no family, no friends, no connections.... But he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when Ishikawa, his first partner, reappears in his life, and offers him a job he can’t refuse. It’s an easy job: tie up an old rich man, steal the contents of the safe. No one gets hurt. Only the day after the job does he learn that the old man was a prominent politician, and that he was brutally killed after the robbery. And now the Thief is caught in a tangle even he might not be able to escape.
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Tokyo pickpocket's past converges with present heist.

"Thief" pulls you into the shadowy side of Tokyo through the eyes of a skilled pickpocket. It's a lean novel, but packed with tension and existential dread as Nishimura's isolated life slowly intersects with bygone ties. If you're into crisp, noir-style storytelling with a morally complex protagonist, this compact yet powerful read might find its way into your pocket—or at least, your reading list.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Mystery/Thriller (2012)
  • Prix Zoom Japon for Littérature (2013)
  • Ōe Kenzaburō Prize 大江健三郎賞 (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.