{"product_id":"otani-akira-the-night-of-baba-yaga","title":"Otani, Akira - The Night of Baba Yaga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Night of Baba Yaga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:189\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn this no-holds-barred queer thriller, a fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she’s been forced to \u003ci\u003eKill Bill\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaiden\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. Having brutally beaten nearly every member of the gang in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gang’s boss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is completely naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shoko’s well-being than she ever expected. But every man around them is bloodthirsty and trigger-happy. Shindo doubts she and Shoko will survive much longer if nothing changes. Could there ever be a different life for two women like them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkira Otani’s explosive English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in gorgeous translation by International Booker–shortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:163\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLGBT Themes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sapphic, Lesbian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:132\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelevant Tags: \u003c\/strong\u003eThriller, Queer, Fiction, LGBT, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Adult, Japanese Literature, Japan, Asia, Sapphic, Lesbian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:17\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-sourcepos=\"19:1-20:12\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:25\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Horror,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"20:1-20:12\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 304\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:23\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Soho Crime\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-sourcepos=\"22:1-23:0\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e July 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"De Queer Boekenkast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48645389582683,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4905\/5835\/files\/Product_1_932516ed-884b-407d-a52a-ae2f31962513.jpg?v=1720606294","url":"https:\/\/www.dequeerboekenkast.nl\/products\/otani-akira-the-night-of-baba-yaga","provider":"De Queer Boekenkast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}