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A Small Charred Face

Kazuki Sakuraba Jocelyne Allen

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English
HAIKASORU
10 October 2017
Even monsters need families.

What are the Bamboo?

They are from China.

They look just like us.

They live by night.

They drink human lifeblood but otherwise keep their distance.

And every century, they grow white blooming flowers.

A boy named Kyo is saved from the precipice of death by a Bamboo, a vampire born of the tall grasses. They start an enjoyable yet strange shared life together, Kyo and the gentle Bamboo. But for Bamboo, communication with human beings is the greatest sin.

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Imprint:   HAIKASORU
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   215g
ISBN:   9781421595412
ISBN 10:   1421595419
Series:   A Small Charred Face
Pages:   288
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Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kazuki Sakuraba was born in 1971. She began publishing while still in college. Her early Gosick light novels were best sellers and translated into English, and her adult fiction is also popular and critically acclaimed. Red Girls won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 2007 and was translated into English in 2015. Watashi no otoko, a suspense novel about an incestuous relationship, won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction in 2008.

Reviews for A Small Charred Face

Multiple times I was brought to tears while reading because Sakuraba so eloquently conveyed the depth of love these characters felt for life and each other. It is one of the most beautiful horror novels I've had the pleasure of reading. * Nerds of a Feather (nerds-feather.com) * [A Small Charred Face] bares the truths of life through both violence and beauty, imparting lessons one won't soon forget. It's a definite must-read for fans of dark, emotional tales. * ThisIsHorror.co.uk * Though horror in a sense, this is mostly a thoughtful coming-of-age tale about familial love and life with all of its blessings and hardships, related in an authentic voice. A compelling tale perfect for those craving something other than the usual fairy-tale retellings. * Booklist (starred review) * They say vampire stories are dead, but A Small Charred Face proves naysayers wrong with an absolutely different type of monster ripe for our cynical age. -- Silvia Moreno-Garcia * Certain Dark Things *


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