"Zoo" Author: [Japanese] Otsuichi Translator: Zhang Xiaosen Publisher: People's Literature Publishing House

This book is a collection of mystery works by Japanese novelist Otsuichi, including 11 mystery novels such as "Seven Rooms", "Koji and Yoko", "Poems to the Sun", "The Distant Couple", "Zoo", "God's Spell", and "Wardrobe".

The elder sister in "Seven Rooms" conveys shocking love and courage; the absurd truth is hidden in "The Wardrobe"; the terrible command is executed in "God's Spell"; the man in "Zoo" is lost in lies; in "Trinket and Yoko", only one of the twin sisters can survive; "The Distant Couple" is tied to each other in two worlds; "The Little White House in the Cold Forest" allows the devil to tell fairy tales; "Poems to the Sun" allows robots to discover the poetry of life; "Find the Blood!" tells a black comedy before death; "In the Falling Plane" reveals ridiculous but reasonable human anxiety; "Once Upon a Time, in the Park Where the Sun Sets" perfectly condenses the unique atmosphere of Otsuichi... 11 stories with 11 ways of telling. The protagonists learn about love and death, travel between the sunshine and the dark of life, and draw strength to live. It is a unique collection of mystery works.

Otsuichi (1978- ) is a Japanese novelist and director. He won the 6th JUMP Novel Award in 1996 and the 3rd Honkaku Mystery Award in 2003. His novel Zoo, published in the same year, was selected as one of the "Top Ten Mystery Novels" by Weekly Bunshun in 2003 and was adapted into the movie Five Stories to Live On in 2005.