{"product_id":"the-thief-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"The Thief (Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFuminori Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSatoko Izumo\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eStephen Coates\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. Bleak and oozing existential dread, \u003ci\u003e The Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is simply unforgettable, and is now reissued in a brand new deluxe edition with an introduction by Duane Swierczynski, an afterword by the author, and discussion questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFuminori Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1977 and graduated from Fukushima University. He has won numerous prizes for his writing, including the Ōe Prize, the Akutagawa Prize, and the David L. Goodis Award for Noir Fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel to be translated into English, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvil and the Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCult X\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Annihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLast Winter, We Parted\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Tokyo with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767603462432,"sku":"9781641293211","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fc3d62a9ebfbc1f2e7c3d524d7a17c6c.webp?v=1780313602","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-thief-deluxe-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}