The Resource Confessions : a novel, Kanae Minato ; translated by Stephen Snyder
Confessions : a novel, Kanae Minato ; translated by Stephen Snyder
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- Summary
- "After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yūko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yūko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge"-- Page 4 of cover
- Language
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- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Edition
- First English language edition.
- Extent
- 234 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316200929
- Label
- Confessions : a novel
- Title
- Confessions
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Kanae Minato ; translated by Stephen Snyder
- Subject
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- trueTranslations -- Japanese to English
- trueMother and child
- trueMiddle schools
- Middle school students -- Fiction
- trueMiddle school students
- trueWomen teachers
- trueBullying and bullies
- truePsychological suspense
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Middle school teachers -- Fiction
- Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction
- trueSingle mothers
- Revenge -- Fiction
- trueRevenge
- trueJapan
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueMultiple perspectives
- Accidents -- Fiction
- trueAccidental death
- Language
-
- eng
- jpn
- eng
- Summary
- "After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yūko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yūko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge"-- Page 4 of cover
- Summary
- After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger
- Award
- Alex Award, 2015
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10342124
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Minato, Kanae
- Dewey number
- 895.63/6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Snyder, Stephen
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Middle school teachers
- Middle school students
- Accidents
- Revenge
- Teacher-student relationships
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Confessions : a novel, Kanae Minato ; translated by Stephen Snyder
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn864092726
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First English language edition.
- Extent
- 234 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316200929
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014937563
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)864092726
- Label
- Confessions : a novel, Kanae Minato ; translated by Stephen Snyder
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn864092726
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First English language edition.
- Extent
- 234 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316200929
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014937563
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)864092726
Subject
- trueAccidental death
- Accidents -- Fiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBullying and bullies
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueJapan
- trueMiddle school students
- Middle school students -- Fiction
- Middle school teachers -- Fiction
- trueMiddle schools
- trueMother and child
- trueMultiple perspectives
- truePsychological suspense
- trueRevenge
- Revenge -- Fiction
- trueSingle mothers
- Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction
- trueTranslations -- Japanese to English
- trueWomen teachers
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueMultiple perspectives
- truePsychological suspense
- trueTranslations
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