Grotesque (novel)

Grotesque
First edition
AuthorNatsuo Kirino
Original titleグロテスク
TranslatorRebecca Copeland
LanguageJapanese published in English on February 1, 2007
GenreCrime, Social mystery
PublisherBungeishunjū (Japan)
Harvill Secker (US)
Publication date
2003
Publication placeJapan
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD
Pages467pp (hardback)
ISBN1-84343-270-6
OCLC123293449

Grotesque is a 2003 crime novel by Japanese writer Natsuo Kirino, most famous for her novel Out. It was published in English in 2007, translated by Rebecca Copeland. Publisher Knopf censored the American translation, removing a section involving underage male prostitution, as it was considered too taboo for U. S. audiences.