Rainbirds

Author:   Clarissa Goenawan
Publisher:   Soho Press Inc
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9781616958558


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Clarissa Goenawan's dark, spellbinding literary debut opens with a murder and shines a spotlight onto life in fictional small-town Japan. Ren Ishida is nearly finished with graduate school when he receives news of his sister, Keiko's, sudden death. She was viciously stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sister's affairs, still failing to understand why she chose to abandon the family and Tokyo for this desolate town years ago. But Ren soon finds himself picking up where Keiko left off, accepting both her teaching position at a local cram school and the bizarre arrangement of free lodging at a wealthy politician's mansion in exchange for reading to the man's catatonic wife. As he comes to know the figures in Akakawa, from the enigmatic politician to his fellow teachers and a rebellious, alluring student named Rio, Ren delves into his shared childhood with Keiko and what followed, trying to piece together what happened the night of her death. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren struggles to find solace in the void his sister has left behind.

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Author:   Clarissa Goenawan
Publisher:   Soho Press Inc
Imprint:   Soho Press Inc
ISBN:  

9781616958558


ISBN 10:   1616958553
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Praise for Rainbirds Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of The Spy Across the Table and Japantown A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll and The Walls A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm and The House of Rumour


A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of 2018 amNY, Must Read Books in 2018 The Huffington Post, 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018 BookBub, 25 Debut Novels We Can't Wait to Read in 2018 iBooks, 10 Debut Novels You Must Read Praise for Rainbirds â Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. --Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral A beautiful mystery setup with a complex, magical love story. --Eka Kurniawan, award-winning author of Beauty Is a Wound This literary debut is sure to spark your attention. --Bustle â â With its dream sequences, chance encounters and leisurely attention to music and food, this debut novel evokes the simple joys of early Haruki Murakami . . . A satisfying heartfelt tale about letting go.â --amNewYorkâ â Elegantly â [combines] a suspenseful mystery with an eloquent meditation on love and loss.â --HuffPost â â In a genre-bending novel about family and loss that shifts from a murder mystery to magical realism, Goenawan infuses her postmodern tale with enough complexity, suspense, and emotional connection to make it memorable and hauntingâ . --Library Journal, Starred Reviewâ Dreamlike . . . character-driven focus and introspective tone will attract literary-fiction readers. --Booklist [A] well-paced mystery . . . Goenawan's debut balances a finely wrought plot with patient, measured portraits of fragile relationships, making for a spare yet inviting novel that grabs hold and doesn't let go. --Publishers Weekly Goenawan's debut proves to be a soulful whodunit full of deadpan humor and whimsical narrative unpredictability. A witty, well-constructed debut. --Kirkus Reviews A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll Like the imaginary town in Japan in which it takes place, Rainbirds possesses a charm that is at once cloistered, quiet, and mysterious. Carefully crafted and paced, the novel captivates with its reflective, dreamlike tone. A promising debut from Clarissa Goenawan. --Dee Lestari, award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the Supernova series Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of Japantown A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm Rainbirds is a deeply immersive novel: I lost myself in Goenawan's masterful rendering of a sleepy Japanese town. --Elisa Lodato, author of An Unremarkable Body A touching and evocative exploration of grief and love in a fictional Japanese town, Rainbirds is a haunting debut. --Susanna Jones, award-winning author of The Earthquake Bird A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of 2018 Praise for Rainbirds â This literary debut is sure to spark your attention. --Bustle Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. --Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral A beautiful mystery setup with a complex, magical love story. --Eka Kurniawan, award-winning author of Beauty Is a Wound and Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll and The Walls Like the imaginary town in Japan in which it takes place, Rainbirds possesses a charm that is at once cloistered, quiet, and mysterious. Carefully crafted and paced, the novel captivates with its reflective, dreamlike tone. A promising debut from Clarissa Goenawan. --Dee Lestari, award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the Supernova series Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of The Spy Across the Table and Japantown A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm and The House of Rumour Rainbirds is a deeply immersive novel: I lost myself in Goenawan's masterful rendering of a sleepy Japanese town. --Elisa Lodato, author of An Unremarkable Body A touching and evocative exploration of grief and love in a fictional Japanese town, Rainbirds is a haunting debut. --Susanna Jones, award-winning author of The Earthquake Bird and When Nights Were Cold Praise for Rainbirds Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. --Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral A beautiful mystery setup with a complex, magical love story. --Eka Kurniawan, award-winning author of Beauty Is a Wound and Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll and The Walls Like the imaginary town in Japan in which it takes place, Rainbirds possesses a charm that is at once cloistered, quiet, and mysterious. Carefully crafted and paced, the novel captivates with its reflective, dreamlike tone. A promising debut from Clarissa Goenawan. --Dee Lestari, award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the Supernova series Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of The Spy Across the Table and Japantown A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm and The House of Rumour Rainbirds is a deeply immersive novel: I lost myself in Goenawan's masterful rendering of a sleepy Japanese town. --Elisa Lodato, author of An Unremarkable Body Praise for Rainbirds Like the imaginary town in Japan in which it takes place, Rainbirds possesses a charm that is at once cloistered, quiet, and mysterious. Carefully crafted and paced, the novel captivates with its reflective, dreamlike tone. A promising debut from Clarissa Goenawan. --Dee Lestari, award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the Supernova series Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. --Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral A beautiful mystery setup with a complex, magical love story. --Eka Kurniawan, award-winning author of Beauty Is a Wound and Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll and The Walls Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of The Spy Across the Table and Japantown A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm and The House of Rumour Praise for Rainbirds Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of The Spy Across the Table and Japantown A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll and The Walls A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm and The House of Rumour Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. --Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral


A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of 2018 amNY, Must Read Books in 2018 The Huffington Post, 60 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018 BookBub, 25 Debut Novels We Can't Wait to Read in 2018 iBooks, 10 Debut Novels You Must Read Praise for Rainbirds â A murder mystery and a family drama in one, this book is as beautiful as it is understated. The author presents us with a fascinatingly structured look into Japanese society and a depiction of mourning and grief that is universally recognizable.â â â --San Francisco Chronicle â â Aâ transnational literary tour-de-force. Readers will be carried along by its creepy charm.â --The Japan Timesâ Debut author Clarissa Goenawan spins a dark, encapsulating story that will certainly reel you in completely. --Bustle Mysterious and dark. --Daily Beast â â With its dream sequences, chance encounters and leisurely attention to music and food, this debut novel evokes the simple joys of early Haruki Murakami . . . A satisfying heartfelt tale about letting go. --amNewYorkâ â Elegantly â [combines] a suspenseful mystery with an eloquent meditation on love and loss.â --HuffPost Throughout this novel, numerous moments pleasantly evoke the surrealism of Murakami, the nightmarish descriptions of Abe, the alienated youth of Yoshimoto, and the ill-fated lovers of Kawabata. But Rainbirds, suffice it to say, is a different beast, a contemporary work of noir that draws readers into an eerie landscape that is hard to forget. --Los Angeles Review of Books A thrilling unraveling of a single, complex mystery. Intriguing and unique . . . riveting . . . a spellbinding murder mystery. â â --Harvard Crimson â â In a genre-bending novel about family and loss that shifts from a murder mystery to magical realism, Goenawan infuses her postmodern tale with enough complexity, suspense, and emotional connection to make it memorable and hauntingâ . --Library Journal, Starred Reviewâ Dreamlike . . . character-driven focus and introspective tone will attract literary-fiction readers. --Booklist [A] well-paced mystery . . . Goenawan's debut balances a finely wrought plot with patient, measured portraits of fragile relationships, making for a spare yet inviting novel that grabs hold and doesn't let go. --Publishers Weekly Goenawan's debut proves to be a soulful whodunit full of deadpan humor and whimsical narrative unpredictability. A witty, well-constructed debut. --Kirkus Reviews Evocative . . . an intricate, powerful novel. â â --Reviewing the Evidenceâ Goenawan offers a moving investigation of love, loss, and grief. --Asian Review of Books â â Aâ work of deep tenderness and ardent storytelling.â --Kingdom Booksâ Goenawan's certainly talented as a writer; the novel's immensely readable, intensely atmospheric. --Asian American Literature Fans â Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. --Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral A beautiful mystery setup with a complex, magical love story. --Eka Kurniawan, award-winning author of Beauty Is a Wound A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. --Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll Like the imaginary town in Japan in which it takes place, Rainbirds possesses a charm that is at once cloistered, quiet, and mysterious. Carefully crafted and paced, the novel captivates with its reflective, dreamlike tone. A promising debut from Clarissa Goenawan. --Dee Lestari, award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the Supernova series Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels--confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. --Barry Lancet, award-winning author of Japantown A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. --Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm Rainbirds is a deeply immersive novel: I lost myself in Goenawan's masterful rendering of a sleepy Japanese town. --Elisa Lodato, author of An Unremarkable Body A touching and evocative exploration of grief and love in a fictional Japanese town, Rainbirds is a haunting debut. --Susanna Jones, award-winning author of The Earthquake Bird


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Clarissa Goenawan is an Indonesian-born Singaporean writer. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies in Singapore, Australia, the UK, and the US. Rainbirds is her first novel.

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