Description: From the author of "Tokyo Year Zero" comes an exquisitely dark work that returns listeners to post-World War II occupied Japan: a "Rashoman"-like retelling of a horrific murder (based on an actual event), its aftermath, and the hidden wartime atrocities behind the crime.
Brief description:
David Peace is the author of the Red Riding Quartet series and was chosen as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. He is the author of six previous novels, published in the UK: the four novels of the Red Riding Quartet, GB84, and The Damned Utd. He was born and raised in West Yorkshire and now lives in the East End of Tokyo with his wife and children.
Review Quotes:
"Occupied City is an extraordinary and highly original crime novel...This is a truly remarkable work. It is hugely daring, utterly irresistible, deeply serious and unlike anything I have ever read."
-- "New York Times Book Review"