Description
A chilling beginning sets the tone for this darkly compelling novel, as a mother’s desperate act leaves a newborn in a coin locker—only for the child to survive and grow up among others in an orphanage. Years later, two boys, Kiku and Hashi, carry the weight of their origins while trying to make sense of the lives that were chosen for them, and the secrets that shaped them. As their pasts begin to surface, the story explores abandonment, identity, and the thin line between survival and cruelty, blending psychological tension with a uniquely human sense of longing. With Ryū Murakami’s sharp, contemporary voice and unsettling realism, the book turns a grim premise into a haunting meditation on what it means to be claimed—or discarded—by the world.
Available Editions
paperback
Kodansha International
Published Aug 8, 2002
400 pages
ISBN: 9784770028969
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Details
First Published
1980
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami.