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Lady Joker, Volume 1 by Kaoru Takamura is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Lady Joker, Volume 1 about?

One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck working as a welder; a demoted detective with a chip on his shoulder; a Zainichi Korean banker sick of being ostracized for his race; a struggling single dad of a teenage girl with Down syndrome. The fifth man bringing them all together is an elderly drugstore owner grieving his grandson, who has died suspiciously after the revelation of a family connection with the segregated buraku community, historically subjected to severe discrimination. Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the five conspirators decide to...

Who reads Lady Joker, Volume 1?

Author

Kaoru Takamura

Publisher

Soho Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Thriller, Thrillers

Rating

4.3 / 5 (208 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14