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2198492The Night of Baba Yagahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-night-of-baba-yaga/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1995342/414acf67-93cb-4086-80bc-ca13048cb080.jpg?v=638453840436670000122135MXNSoho PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess shes been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: <em>Kill Bill</em> meets <em>The Handmaiden</em> meets <em>Thelma and Louise.</em></strong></p><p>Tokyo, 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. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gangs boss.</p><p>Eighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shokos wellbeing 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?</p><p>Akira Otanis English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Bookershortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.</p>...2165155The Night of Baba Yaga122135https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-night-of-baba-yaga/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1995342/414acf67-93cb-4086-80bc-ca13048cb080.jpg?v=638453840436670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781641294928_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_<p><strong>In this no-holds-barred queer thriller, a fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess shes been forced to protect: <em>Kill Bill</em> meets <em>The Handmaiden</em> meets <em>Thelma and Louise</em></strong></p><p>Tokyo, 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 condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gangs boss.</p><p>Eighteen-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 Shokos 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?</p><p>Akira Otanis 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 Bookershortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.</p>...(*_*)9781641294928_<p><strong>A fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess shes been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: <em>Kill Bill</em> meets <em>The Handmaiden</em> meets <em>Thelma and Louise.</em></strong></p><p>Tokyo, 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. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape, Shindo is only permitted to live under one condition: that she will become the bodyguard and driver for Shoko Naiki, the obsessively sheltered daughter of the gangs boss.</p><p>Eighteen-year-old Shoko, pretty and silent as a doll, has no friends, wears strangely old-fashioned clothes, and is naive in all matters of life. Originally disdaining her ward, Shindo soon finds herself far more invested in Shokos wellbeing 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?</p><p>Akira Otanis English-language debut moves boldly through time and across gender, stretching the definitions and possibilities of each concept. Rendered in a gorgeous translation by International Bookershortlisted Sam Bett, this lean, mean thriller proves that bonds forged in fire are unbreakable.</p>...9781641294928_Soho Presslibro_electonico_46d884fe-72b0-3461-b2ec-bd62be649646_9781641294928;9781641294928_9781641294928AKIRA OTANIInglésMéxico2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-c703e52d-0f4b-4090-83f1-8092fff72c9b.epub2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00Soho Press